Pair of Blue Glass Finger Bowls c1830

£57.00 $72.07 Product Code: 2019053104

Date & Origin 

England, c1830 period of William IV.

Condition

Excellent, age-related wear as shown. 

Dimensions 

Height: 8cm   Diameter: 11.5cm.

Weight

638 grams combined

Technical Description 

A pair of blue glass finger bowls. Simple incurved bowls with broad polished pontils. Used for rinsing the fingers at the dining table in a time when eating with the hands was commonplace.

Historical Relevance

Hand crafted around the time King George IV died and was succeeded by his younger brother William IV.

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