This is a rare English, Georgian, engraved, single series opaque twist jelly glass dating from the middle to late 18th century, c1770.
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 consistent with some 250 years of use. It has a rough pontil mark on the base of the foot.
The glass has a bell-shaped bowl measuring 6.5 cm (2.6 inches) in diameter at the rim. The bowl is engraved and polished with an egg and dart pattern under the rim and sits on a single series opaque twist knop and a domed foot which measures 5.6 cm (2.3 inches) in diameter. The feet of dessert glasses were almost always made smaller than the bowls to facilitate easy lifting off a crowded table or tazza. The glass is 10.4 cm (4.2 inches) in height. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any obvious evidence of restoration.
Lead glass. It weighs 122 g. (~ 4 1/4 oz.).
Quote item: 6203
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