Lot 46
  • 46

A collection of eight Georgian glasses, mid-18th century

Estimate
700 - 1,000 GBP
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Description

  • glass
  • 18.7cm., 7 3/8 in. high
comprising a glass with teared bell shaped bowl on plain stem and a similar smaller example; a goblet with solid stem and domed folded foot; a cordial glass with ogee bowl engraved with grapevine, double series opaque-twist stem; a sweetmeat glass with ogee bowl and everted dentil rim, opaque-twist knopped stem, radially moulded foot and a short glass with ogee bowl, solid stem, domed folded foot, and two similar wine glasses, probably Dutch, with bell shaped bowls on spiral moulded stems, folded feet, 10.6cm., 4 1/8 in. to 19.1cm., 7 1/2 in. high; together with a small façon de Venise vase, late 17th century, of baluster form with flaring rim, with a blue trailed wavy band at neck, folded foot

Condition

All are in overall good appearance and generally good condition. A glass with bell shaped bowl, chips to four areas of foot; the smaller similar example, two large chips to foot with associated cracks and flaking; and the cordial or wine glass with engraved grapevine, chip to footrim.
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