18th Century Pedestal Stem Champagne Sweetmeat Glass c1750

£280.00 $353.11 Product Code: 2021041607

Date & Origin 

England, c1750. Period of George II.

Condition

Excellent, age-related wear as shown.

Dimensions 

Height: 16.5cm Rim diameter: 9.2cm Foot diameter: 8.1cm.

Technical Description 

A fine tall example of an 18th century pedestal stem sweetmeat or champagne glass. It has a double ogee bowl above an 8 sided pedestal stem with diamonds on the shoulders and between collars. Domed and folded foot.  

Historical Relevance 

Hand-blown around the time the British captured Pondichéry, India from the French on the 16th of January 1761.

References 

You can see an example of this glass with a 12 sided pedestal on page 135 plate 328 of Eighteenth Century English Drinking Glasses by L.M. Bickerton 

 

 

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