Tall Georgian Facet Cut Champagne Flute Glass with Air Tear c1780

£290.00 $366.65 Product Code: 2019120903

Date & Origin 

England, c1780. Period of George III.

Condition

Excellent, age-related wear as shown, the foot has had a very minor polish to the rim. 

Dimensions 

Height: 20.5cm (Over 8 inches) Rim diameter: 6.6cm Foot diameter: 8.5cm.

Weight

270 grams

Technical Description 

A rare example of an 18th century facet cut champagne glass. Flute bowl with detile engraved band around the rim with engraved stars. Diamond facet cut stem containing a large air tear. Conical foot snapped pontil.  An exceptional example which you wont find elsewhere.

Historical Relevance 

Hand-blown around the time Robert Burns wrote his version of the Scots poem Auld Lang Syne in 1788.

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