This is a Georgian baluster wine glass dating from the early to mid 18th century, c1735.
The glass is in excellent condition for its age. This means, of course, that it shows age related wear and tear to both the rim of the bowl and to the rim of the foot commensurate with 250 years of use. It has a rough pontil mark on the bottom of the foot.
The glass has a bell-shaped bowl measuring 8 cm (3.2 inches) in diameter at the rim. The bowl sits on a short piece of plain stem and an inverted baluster that ends with a conical, folded foot that measures 8.5 cm (3.4 inches) in diameter. The glass is 17.8 cm (7.1 inches) in height. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any obvious evidence of restoration. There is a small unburst bubble in the metal of the bowl and a couple of small white inclusions in the metal of the foot, all dating from manufacture.
It is made from English lead metal. It weighs 235 g. (~ 8 1/4 oz.).
Quote item: 6357b
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