A large Georgian serving rummer dating to C1820. The large bucket bowl is very finely engraved with a pendant floral design suspended from six large flowers with smaller flowers engraved within the troughs formed by the swags. Cut borders contain a row of finely cut strawberry diamonds, the lower bowl is panel cut. The stem has a large slightly compressed knop and a stepped basal support before the conical foot with polished pontil. Lead glass of a good dark tone and in perfect condition. Height ...click for details
Looking rather like a miniature rummer of the period; a rare Georgian egg cup dating to C1800-1810 with an applied green glass rim to the ovoid bowl, a rudimentary stem and a conical foot with rough pontil. Lead glass and perfect. Height: Just over 2 ¾” Rim: Just over 1 7/8” Foot: Just over 1 3/4”
English Georgian glasses are known to have been produced with blue rims from the mid 18th century onwards; the Victorian era saw various glass colours applied to bowl rims. Georgian glasses with green ...click for details
Looking rather like a miniature rummer of the period; a rare Georgian egg cup dating to C1800-1810 with an applied green glass rim to the ovoid bowl, a rudimentary stem and a conical foot with rough pontil. Lead glass and perfect. Height: Just over 2 ¾” Rim: Just under 2” Foot: 2” English Georgian glasses are known to have been produced with blue rims from the mid 18th century onwards; the Victorian era saw various glass colours applied to bowl rims. Georgian glasses with green rims are very rar ...click for details
A giant Norwegian ceremonial goblet produced at Nøstetangen Glasværk C1770. A capacious flared round funnel bowl engraved with a mirrored monogramme ‘JFH’ within a foliate wreath, and to the reverse a dianthus with polished detail to the flowerhead. A superbly executed and thick multiple spiral airtwist stem; with a shoulder, medial and basal knop; above a large conical foot with rough pontil. Height: Just over 10 ¾” Rim: 5” Foot: 5” Good quality and dark lead glass and in perfect condition.
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A late Georgian or early Victorian bottle form decanter with bacchanalian white metal mounts to the cork and neck of the bottle. The glass body is in amber which is a relatively scarce colour for the period. The base edge is ground and polished flat for stability and this shows appropriate wear. In overall good condition with just light wear; to include a light band of wear to the lower midriffs from placement in a metal stand. Height: 12 5/8” to the neck rim; 14” overall. Base diameter: 2 15/16 ...click for details
An early 19th century English Georgian Bristol green serving bottle. The main body ribbed; the ribs becoming slanted at the shoulder and then forming a deep wrythen effect to the neck. An applied grip ring and a nicely tooled lip. A deep and wide polished pontil within the basal kick. A substantial bottle in lead glass; in fine condition with just light wear to the base and the odd bubble from production. The interior perfectly clean and clear. Height: 11 7/8” Base: 3 ¼” Very tactile; a beautifu ...click for details
An English Georgian glass tea caddy bowl dating to C1810-20. The bowl is notch cut to the outer rim with a ‘V’ cut border below this. The main decoration is a band of star cut diamond medallions with strawberry cut ½ diamonds between. The lower bowl is panel cut. The applied foot has a polished pontil. Lead glass and in original condition; though the bowl is a little worn. There are a few tiny little nicks to the bowl rim and a small nick to the foot rim. Height: Just over 4 3/4” Outer Rim: 4 1 ...click for details
An English Georgian glass tea caddy bowl dating to C1820. The bowl is cut with slanted blazes to the outer rim with a ‘V’ cut border below this. The main decoration is a wide band of strawberry cut diamonds with delineating double cut borders. The ½ diamonds to the upper and lower part of this main section are cut with thin vertical blazes. The area below the lower border is cut with slanted blazes. The applied foot has a polished pontil. There are inscribed initials in the pontil area to the u ...click for details
A Georgian dram glass dating to C1765. The slightly waisted round funnel bowl deeply panel moulded with strong separating ribs; the ribs continuing down onto the rudimentary stem. A thick conical foot with rough pontil. Lead glass and in perfect condition, with a bubble in the foot. Height: Just over 3 ¼” Rim: 2 ¼” Foot: 2 3/8” A range of large opaque twist wine glasses were produced C1765/70 with exactly this bowl type. Though I have never encountered a dram glass with this moulding before; I c ...click for details
A large and rare English Georgian goblet dating to C1740. The substantial plain stem with large enclosed ‘tear’ drawn from the trumpet bowl; mounted on a conical foot with rough pontil. Lead glass with appropriate age related wear to the inner bowl and bearing surface and edge of the foot. A massive 10 5/8” tall, with a bowl and foot diameter of just under 5”. Giant (10”+) and mammoth (12”+) English goblets of this form; though identified by Barrington Haynes as “reasonably common” (page 200 for ...click for details