This is a rare Georgian, Jacobite-engraved incised twist wine glass dating from the middle of the 18th century, c1750.
The glass is in excellent condition for its age. It shows age related wear and tear to both the rim of the bowl and 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 a trumpet-shaped bowl measuring 5.9 cm (2.4 inches) in diameter. The bowl is engraved with the six petal Jacobite open rose, and closed and open rose buds, as well as with an oak leaf, a star and the word “Fiat”. The bowl sits on an incised twist stem and a conical foot which measures 7.2 cm (2.9 inches) in diameter. The glass is 14.5 cm (5.8 inches) in height. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any obvious evidence of restoration. There are some small black inclusions in the metal of the bottom of the bowl dating from manufacture; probably tiny pieces of clinker.
Lead glass weighing in at 104 g. (~ 3 3/4 oz.).
Quote item: 6775
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