Early Georgian flammiform dwarf ale glass c.1740
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Pre 1800 item# 1068463 (stock# 948)
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“Dwarf” ale glasses are so named not because they were used for a diminutive form of ale but because they had short, or as in this case, no stem. This fine example has a conical wrythen bowl with a flammiform fringe standing on a plain conical foot with broken pontil mark. There are two insignificant air inclusions, one each in the bowl and foot and foot has some chill marks to the underside. The glass is a lovely dark bluish grey tint indicative of an early date which may well be a bit earlier than that indicated above.
DIMENSIONS:
Height – 4 1/8 inches;
Bowl diameter – 2 1/8 inches;
Foot diameter – 2 1/4 inches.
CONDITION:
This glass is offered in excellent, original condition and shows normal patterns of wear to bowl rim and the underside of the foot.
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Antique Georgian Plain Stem Wine Glass c. 1750
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Pre 1800 item# 1046379 (stock# 1219)
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A classic plain stem English Georgian wine glass with pleasing proportions and constructed of lovely greyish, oily lead metal. The bell bowl has a thick base containing an elegant tear which runs down into the stem to a fine point. The glass is supported on a generous folded conical foot with broken pontil mark. The glass measures 6 1/4 inches tall, 3 inches across the bowl and just over 3 1/4 inches across the foot. The glass is in fine condition with a few small air inclusions (see photographs) and normal signs of wear to the bowl rim and foot.
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English Georgian Pedestal Stem Sweetmeat Glass C.1745
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Pre 1800 item# 1044964 (stock# 1204)
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DESCRIPTION: A fine example of an English Georgian sweetmeat glass constructed of lead/flint glass. The double ogee bowl is panel moulded with an everted rim above two collars. The stem is a teared six-sided moulded pedestal stem with round shoulders and basal collaring standing on a moulded and domed folded foot. Bearing in mind the skill that goes into making this type of sweetmeat glass it is amazing that, compared to similarly constructed drinking glasses, they are relatively only a fraction of the cost... one of the unexplainable aberrations of the antique glass trade. DIMENSIONS: The glass is 6" tall,the bowl 4" and the foot 3 1/4". CONDITION: There are no condition issues.
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BELL BOWL GEORGIAN OPAQUE TWIST WINE GLASS CIRCA 1765
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Pre 1800 item# 1014535 (stock# 1166)
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A substantial and well-made Georgian wine glass with a bell bowl set on a double series opaque twist comprised of a multi-ply corkscrew inside a pair of corkscrew twists set on a plain conical foot. A charming feature of the twist is that there is an air "chaser" running alongside the inside edge of one of the corkscrew twists which catches the light every so often. The glass stands 6 3/4 inches tall with a bowl diameter of 2 7/8 inches and 3-inch foot. There is one minor frit and a couple of small soot inclusions in the foot. There is light age related wear to the foot and overall the glass is in good condition.
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ANTIQUE GEORGIAN OPAQUE TWIST WINE GLASS CIRCA 1765
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Pre 1800 item# 1014275 (stock# 1165)
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A well formed Georgian wine glass with round funnel bowl set on a double series opaque twist stem comprised of a pair of spiral tapes inside a 20-ply spiral band set on a plain conical foot. The glass stands just over 6 inches tall with a bowl diameter of 2 3/8 inches and a foot diameter of 2 3/4 inches. There are several small air inclusions in the foot and there are the expected signs of normal wear to the foot and bowl rims. In conclusion this is a nice example of a straightforward Georgian wine glass.
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Antique Georgian Composite Stem Wine Glass c.1750
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Pre 1800 item# 1013226 (stock# 1055)
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A handsome and weighty Georgian English composite stem wine glass the bell bowl with thick base sitting on a composite stem made up of a plain section above a multiple spiral air twist with shoulder knop all standing on a plain helmet foot. The metal of this glass is a lovely bluish grey, (a colour that seems fairly common with multiple spiral air twist glasses) and has a lovely oily feel to it.
DIMENSIONS:
Height – 61⁄2 inches;
Bowl diameter – 21⁄2 inches;
Foot diameter – 25⁄8 inches.
CONDITION:
In fine condition with no discernible faults and showing normal age related wear.
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RARE FORM GEORGIAN MIXED TWIST WINE GLASS C. 1765
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Pre 1800 item# 987737 (stock# 921)
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Bickerton illustrates a similar wine glass in his book, Eighteenth Century English Drinking Glasses, on page 206 fig. 603 and classifies the stem as a single series opaque twist. However, it can be argued this classification is erroneous and that the glass should be considered as being a mixed twist. The glass offered here is in some ways superior to the one illustrated by Bickerton in that this glass has a rib moulded round funnel bowl as oppposed to the rather austere plain ogee bowl in Bickerton's example. The stem is made up of an elongated tear which interestingly and confusingly reflects the surrounding four spiral tapes to make the stem look more complex than it actually is. The foot is of the plain conical form. The glass measures 14 cm tall, 4.9 cm across the bowl and the foot 6.9 cm. The glass is in fine condition with normal age related wear to the bowl and foot rims. It should be mentioned that there is a small "seed" in the bowl which can be seen in picture two.
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