Pair of Engraved Facet Cut Port Wine Glasses c1820

£49.00 $60.35 Product Code: 2018071645

Date & Origin

England, c1820. Period of George IV.

Condition

Excellent. Age related wear as shown.

Dimensions

Height: 11.1cm Rim Diameter: 6.4cm Foot Diameter: 6.4cm.

Weight

285 grams combined

Technical Description

A round funnel bowl engraved with bands of OXO engraving both above and below a band of engraved and polished floral decoration. The lower bowl is slice cut. A shoulder knop separates the bowl from the facet cut stem and the single terraced foot, all above a polished pontil.

Historical Relevance

The heavy lead glass and deep hue is indicative of its origin and period. Hand-blown around the time the name Australia replaced ‘New Holland’ as the country's official name and the release of the 6th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica.

 

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