This is an unusual Georgian, English, balustroid stem engraved ale glass dating from the middle of the 18th century, c1760.
The glass is in excellent condition for its age. It shows age related wear and tear to the rim of the foot commensurate with some 250 years of use. It has a rough pontil mark on the underside of the foot.
The glass has an extended rounded funnel-shaped bowl measuring 5.3 cm (2.1 inches) in diameter at the rim. The bowl is engraved with a single hop flower and with a single barley ear to verso in an unusual form. The bowl sits on a balustroid stem consisting of a long plain portion and a basal knop. The stem ends in a conical, folded foot which measures 7.1 cm (2.8 inches) in diameter. The glass is 15.8 cm (6.3 inches) in height. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any obvious evidence of restoration. There is a collector’s sticker for the Peter Eales Collection to the underside of the foot.
English lead glass weighing in at 110 g. (~ 4 oz.).
Provenance: Peter Eales Collection
Quote item: 9454
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