Mid-Georgian, Dwarf Ale Drinking Glass, Wrythen Bowl, Handblown, circa 1760

This is a very good English hand blown, Georgian drinking glass, sometimes called a "Dwarf Ale" glass, which we date to the mid-18th century. This glass is...

This is a very good hand-blown, English, mid-Georgian, Wine drinking glass with a round funnel (RF) engraved bowl on a solid stem, dating to the middle of the 18th century, circa 1760. These glasses are very collectable. It is made from English lead glass which is relatively heavy and has a soft grey colour. The RF (round funnel) bowl is well engraved with OXO under rim and a facet cut bowl base, sitting on a a solid stem, over a conical foot with a snapped off pontil below to the underside. The foot has an under rim edge chip but is otherwise very good with on evidence of restoration. (NOTE: We do not normally buy Georgian wine glasses...

This is a very good English "RUMMER" drinking glass, which were originally drinking glasses used in English taverns in the late 18th and early 19th century. The glass is handblown and made from lead glass, having a soft greyish colour. It has an ovoid bowl, well engraved with a band of swags and tails on a short wrythen stem, sitting on a conical foot, having a snapped off pontil below. The bowl is also vertically cut with narrow panels which rise vertically from the stem and stop at the shoulder. Overall a very good example of a Georgian drinking glass...

This is a very good hand-blown, English, mid-Georgian, Toasting drinking glass with a flared drawn trumpet bowl over a plain straight stem with a conical foot having a snapped off pontil under, dating the middle of the 18th century, circa 1750. 18th century "Toasting" glasses are rare and a similar glass is shown on Page 136, in L M Bickerton's classic work; Eighteenth century English drinking glasses...

Heading : Elegant mixed twist Georgian ratafia glass Period : George II / George III - c1760 Origin : England Colour : Clear Bowl : Conical Stem : A pair of air threads outwith an op...

An air twist ale glass. England, circa 1760. Measures: Height: 19 cm (7 1/2"). Diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4").

Heading : Opaque twist stem ale glass Period : George II / George III - c1760 Origin : England Colour : Clear Bowl : Conical Stem : A pair of lace corkscrews alongside a corkscrew ta...

Large glass footed bowl with red glass rim. Various whimsical drinking idioms and a recipe for ‘Sweet Adeline’ surround the bowl.