Date & Origin
England, c1820. Period of George IV
Condition
Excellent, age-related wear as shown. No chips cracks or retoration
Dimensions
Height: 13.5cm Rim diameter: 8.8cm Foot diameter: 7.2cm.
Technical Description
A superb pair of 19th century glass rummers with bucket bowls above angular knop stems and conical feet with polished pontils.
Historical Relevance
Napoleon Bonaparte dies on Saint Helena in the South Atlantic. He was kept there from October 1815 until May 5th 1821. At Longwood House he had written prose and dictated his last will and testament. One of his 'poems' contained the admission that 'I have stolen the fire of Heaven and made a gift of it to France.'
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