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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Georgian Rummer Drinking Glass moulded & engraved, English Circa 1790
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
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 made from h...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
Georgian Wine Glass Cooler or Rinser Bowl, Irish Circa 1800
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an Irish wine glass cooler or rinser made from lead glass, which is an unusual item from the late 18th or early 19th century.
These are about the same size as a finger bowl and were used to rinse or cool wine glasses between each course of the meal at the Georgian dining table...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Cut Glass
Mid-18th Century Wine Glass Hand Blown Cotton Twist Stem, English C 1765
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good hand blown, English, mid-Georgian, Cordial drinking glass with a double series opaque twist (DSOT) stem, dating from the middle of the 18th century, circa 1765.
These...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
George II Wine Drinking Glass Balustroid Knopped Stem with Tear, Circa 1745
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good handblown Wine Drinking Glass; a Balustroid form with a solid stem having a central knop with a tear, dating from the middle of the 18th century, George 11nd period, circa 1745.
English 18th Century Drinking glasses...
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English George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
Georgian Wine Drinking Glass Hand Blown Thistle Bowl Cotton Twist Stem, Ca 1755
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a superb hand-blown example of an English, mid-Georgian, wine or cordial drinking glass with a rare thistle bowl, thick double series opaque twist...
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Irish George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
Rare Georgian Amethyst Glass Cup and Saucer Hand-Blown, circa 1800
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hand blown, glass, cup and saucer made from an amethyst colored glass and dating to the English Georgian period, circa 1800.
Georgian glass cups and saucers are unusual and hard to find.
This one is particularly attractive being made of amethyst glass.
The cup is free blown in the shape of a coffee can with a handmade loop handle. The saucer has a folded rim to give added strength and protection, as seen on the folded feet of some Georgian drinking glasses...
Category
British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
Dutch Twist Wine Glass, Ca 1750-1770
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch twist wine glass, ca 1750-1770
Dutch twist wine glasses were blown in the 2nd half of the 18th century. The Dutch glass consists of the twist in the stem, usually of a wick ...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
Rare Queen Anne Heavy Baluster Wine Drinking Glass, English Circa 1710
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good English, hand-blown, Heavy Baluster wine drinking glass, dating to the early 18th century, circa 1710, English queen Anne period.
Heavy baluster glasses are rare and very collectable, representing the finest of English drinking glasses...
Category
English Queen Anne Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
Georgian Ale or Wine Drinking Glass Hand-blown Cotton Twist Stem, English c 1765
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good handblown, English, mid-Georgian, Ale drinking glass with a double series opaque twist (DSOT) stem, dating from the middle of the 18th century, circa 1765. These tall ...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
18thC Georgian Toasting Drinking Glass Drawn Trumpet Bowl - rare, Circa 1750
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
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...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
Rare Small Swedish Wine Glass from 18th century
Located in Farsta, SE
Rare Small Swedish Wine Glass from 18th century
Beautiful glass with a broken stem, repaired with a wooden base.
Hand-blown glass with a unique ...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Fantastic quality Georgian Dutch decanter
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fantastic quality Georgian Dutch decanter having a circular shaped decanter with rigaree decoration, twin handles to the neck and a glass stopper.
Minor...
Category
Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
Mid-Georgian Ale Drinking Glass Wrythen Bowl & Stem Handblown, circa 1760
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good English, Georgian drinking glass, sometimes called a "Dwarf Ale" glass, which we date to the mid-18th century.
This glass is individually ...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
A Rare Opaque & Opalescent Stem Firing Glass With Terrace Foot
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A rare opaque and opalescent stem firing glass with terrace foot
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
Circa 1740 English Flared Flute Glass with Teared Stem
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A circa 1740 English flute - teared inverted baluster stem, folded foot, flared bowl.
6 3/8" h., 2 7/8" dia. bowl, 3" dia. foot.
Whitehall Antiques is a family business that has bee...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
$160 Sale Price
45% Off
Circa 1765 English Toastmaster's Wine Glass
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Toastmaster's wine glass, c. 1765, of round pointed funnel form on opaque twist stem & heavy base, English. Note the bottom of the bowl is deceptive. The single wide & multiple thin ...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
$225 Sale Price
50% Off
A Roman purple glass jug
Located in UTRECHT, UT
A jug with a bell-shaped body and clover lip, a green trailed handle and a green collar in the middle of the cylindrical neck.
12.4 cm (h)
Intact
Provenance:
Ex C.A. Hessing Collection, coll. no.57
Ex Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 22 September 1998, lot 226
Published:
Sheppard & Cooper Ltd, Glass: The Eighth Wonder of the Ancient World, London, 1994, p.14, no.75.
Roman glass was used primarily for the production of vessels. It developed from Hellenistic technical traditions, initially concentrating on the production of intensely coloured cast glass vessels...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
$7,389
18th Century Italian Murano Clear Glass and Blue Trimmed Blown Glass Bottles
Located in Firenze, IT
This wonderful antique late 18th century (1780 circa) Murano blown clear glass set of four lidded bottles recalling a genie bottle shape, is made of the most thin and see-through gla...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Pair of Georgian Ale Glasses with Facet Cut Stems c1780
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Pair of engraved Georgian ale glasses with facet cut stems
Period : George III – c1780
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Round funnel engraved with hops and barley an...
Category
British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
18th C Baroque Style German G. von Gundlach Armorial Beer /Goblet/Kelchglas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th C Baroque Style German G. von Gundlach Armorial Beer /Goblet/Kelchglas
Engraved later with ancestors name 'G. von Gundlach' with corresponding Armorial Crest, Germany, Hesse or Saxony region, Circa 1790
An exceptional 18th century example of early German or Dutch craftsmanship in this traditional Kelchglas form. A finely engraved later armorial to the body reveals the Gundlach family heraldry which date back to as early as 1304. The crest and shield of arms...
Category
German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 18th Century Glass Goblet with Engraving from Thuringia
Located in London, GB
Antique 18th century glass goblet with engraving from Thuringia
German, c. 1740
Dimensions: Height 29cm, diameter 12.5cm
Produced in Germany in c. 1740, this antique glass goblet...
Category
German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
$4,958 Sale Price
20% Off
Nøstetangen "Chrystal Desert" Glass with Frederik V's Crowned Monogram
Located in Kastrup, DK
Norwegian 18th century Nøstetangen glass with Frederik V's crowned monogram.
From the Norwegian glasswork Nøstetangen 1443-1777.
Literature: Nøstetang...
Category
Norwegian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
18th Century Double Knop Air Twist Wine Glass, circa 1750
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
18th century Double Knop Air Twist Wine Glass, circa 1750
Additional Information:
Period: George II - c1750
Origin: England
Colour: Clear
Bowl: Round funnel
Stem: Short plain...
Category
English George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
Pair of Georgian Ale Glasses with Facet Cut Stems c1780
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Pair of engraved Georgian ale glasses with facet cut stems
Period : George III – c1780
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Round funnel engraved with hops and barley an...
Category
British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
A Large 18th Century Goblet
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A large goblet with funnel bowl, supported on a cigar shaped stem with domed and folded foot.
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
Set of Italian 18th century Oil and Vinegar Flacons
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A set of handblown early 18th century Oil and Vinegar Flacons. Following the French Court etiquette rules and a taste for luxury spreaded around Europe in the 18th century. Eating be...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
18th Century Venetian Opal Glass Dish
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A Venetian opal glass plate from the early 18th century with stunning luminescent qualities.
An epitome of Renaissance and Baroque Venetian cult...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
Flute and Bell Flower Cut Glass Georgian Lazy Susan
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A fine Georgian lazy Susan, the slice cut foot with a band of bell flowers mounting a flute cut dish with a band of bell flowers.
Category
British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Silver
Rare Georgian Wine Glass with Britannia Engraving c1780
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Georgian wine glass with Britannia engraving
Period : George III – c1780
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Round funnel – engraved with Britannia within a scrolled car...
Category
British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Nøstetangen "Dommernix" Glass
Located in Kastrup, DK
Nøstetangen Dommernix beaker with greyish tint, conical cup with bulge above the slightly arched base - a half-pot glass.
Dommernix is a Norwegian simplification of the German phras...
Category
Norwegian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
18th Century Glass Flasque with Silver Lid
Located in Copenhagen, K
Very beautiful glass bottle with silver lid and engraved flower motives.
Category
German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Art Glass
$656 Sale Price
27% Off
Circa 1765 English Toastmaster's Wine Glass
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A fine c. 1765 Toastmaster's wine glass with deceptive bowl bottom. Round pointed funnel. Flat base, Multiple width spiral threads (lace twist outlined).
6 1/2" h., 2 3/4" dia.
Whit...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
$225 Sale Price
50% Off
Norwegian 'Nøstetangen' Glass Engraved with Crowned Monogram for Frederik V
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rococo glass with Frederik V's crowned monogram.
From the Norwegian glasswork Nøstetangen 1443 - 1777.
Literature: Nøstetangen - " hva glassene forteller og lidt til ", by Lynn F...
Category
Norwegian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
A Late Roman turquoise glass rod-formed balsamarium
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Glass balsamarium with a twisted tubular body, tapering towards the applied disc base, with two trailed handles
12.0 cm (h)
Provenance:
Ex anonymous Sale; Pierre Bergé Auctioneers, Paris, 17 January 2009, lot 38
Roman glass was used primarily for the production of vessels. It developed from Hellenistic technical traditions, initially concentrating on the production of intensely coloured cast glass...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
Circa 1765 English Twist Stem Cordial
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A cordial, George III, c. 1765. Pointed round funnel bowl, air twist opaque simple stem (double spiral tapes with 6-ply outer band). On conical foot.
6 7/16" h., 3 5/8" dia. base, 2 ...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
$150 Sale Price
49% Off
A Dutch Engraved Baluster, Ceremonial Pregnancy Wine Glass, 18th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands
Engraving: Dutch
Mid 18th century
A large Dutch engraved baluster wine glass, with a large funnel bowl with the decoration of a formal cartouche with a seated little guy on a wine barrel drinking and toasting, set on a thick stem with three knops of which the middle one tears down, on a conical folded foot. With on the foot an engraving of an inversed 4 and IXXXX on the foot rim.
Inscribed: Vivat Hensel in de Kelder: Long Live Little Hans in the Cellar
This popular subject on Dutch wine glasses...
Category
Dutch Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
Georgian Trumpet Form Toasting Glass, circa 1750, England
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Georgian trumpet form toasting glass, circa 1750, England. Supremely graceful - multiple-spiral air twist. Nice gray color. Small inclusions in bowl, ...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
$316 Sale Price
36% Off
Georgian Champagne Glass with Pedestal Stem c1740
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Georgian champagne glass or sweetmeat glass c1740
Period : George II
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl :Double ogee with everted rim
Stem : Pedestal with diamond moulded...
Category
British George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
Murano glass card holder by Toni Zuccheri for Veart 70s
By Toni Zuccheri, VeArt
Located in Padova, IT
Spherical glass card holder sculpture with an oblique slot, in transparent color, crafted in pure Space Age style by Toni Zuccheri for the Murano glassworks Veart in 1970s
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair Cherub Comports French Silver Plate Glass Dishes
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pair of silver plated cherub comports with crystal glass bases and cut glass tops
Cherubs are finished in silver plate with great patina
Classic chubby winged putti and these are a p...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
George III Glas Pitcher with Silver Stand by Thomas Phipps and Edward Robinson
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Elegant George III crystal carafe with engraved flower garlande all around. Elegantly curved handle, engraved with a decor. Mounted on a silver stand. Very elegant antique decanter w...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Crystal
Fine Pair of Scale and Flute Cut Club Shaped Georgian Decanters
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A fine pair of scale and flute cut club shaped Georgian decanters with cut flower to the bodies.
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Cut Glass
Pair of Georgian Ale Glasses with Facet Cut Stems c1780
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Pair of engraved Georgian ale glasses with facet cut stems
Period : George III – c1780
Origin : England
Colour : Clear, grey tone
Bowl : Round funnel engraved with hops an...
Category
British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Fine Set of Green Georgian Decanters in a Silver Boat Shaped Stand
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A fine set of four Georgian decanters with gilded labels and stoppers sitting in an unusual boat shaped sheffield plate stand.
Decanter size:
Height 8 1/2in (21.5cm),
widt...
Category
British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Sheffield Plate
Covered Bohemian Goblet With Colour Twist Stem c1740
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Engraved Bohemian covered goblet with colour twist stem
Date : 1710-1730
Origin : Bohemia. probably the Liberec region, Krkonose Mountains
Bowl : Cover with red twist with...
Category
Czech Bohemian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
Beilby Enamelled Opaque Twist Wine Glass Circa 1765 Painted Peacock Peahen Gilt
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A exceptionally rare and exquisite Beilby enamelled opaque-twist wine glass circa 1765.
The generous ogee bowl enamelled in the finest white with a peacock and a peahen, each perched...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Gold Leaf, Enamel
$14,100 Sale Price
40% Off
Georgian Wheel Engraved Glass Tankard, c1780
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Georgian Wheel Engraved Glass Tankard, c1780
An excellent 18th century Georgian tankard which would make for a fine beer glass for those not quite up to a full pint. Alternatively i...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
Newcastle Light Baluster, England C1765
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A classic Newcastle light baluster, perhaps the finest of all the English shapes; certainly the finest of its period. The glass is light and well-balanced, a pleasure to hold or to s...
Category
British Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Air Twist Georgian Wine Glass c1750
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Air twist stem Georgian wine glass
Period : George II - c1750
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Round funnel
Stem : A five-ply spiral band outwith a spiral core
Foot :...
Category
British George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Waisted Bucket Bowl Single Series Opaque Twist Stem Wine Glass c1760
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : A Waisted Bucket Bowl Opaque Twist Stem Wine Glass
Period : George II- George III c1760
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Waisted bucket. The solid basal section conta...
Category
British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Georgian Balustroid Stem Wine Glass c1745
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Balustroid stem Georgian wine glass
Period : George II - c1745
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Conical
Stem : Flattened ball collar and medial ball knop.
Foot : Fo...
Category
British George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Georgian Wine Glass Opaque Twist Stem Engraved Saucer Top Bowl c1760
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Georgian wine glass wth opaque twist stem and engraved saucer top bowl
Period : George II / George III
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Saucer top with engraved fruiting vine band...
Category
British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Georgian Ale Glass with Flamiform Moulding c1720
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Flamiform Georgian ale glass c1730
Period : George II
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Conical with flamiform moulding
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : L...
Category
British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
Glass Claret Jug With Zwischengoldglas Medallions - c1775
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : A very fine claret jug with inset medallions
Date : 1760-1790
Origin : Bohemia, Southern Germany
Colour : Clear
Body : A vesica cut with two inset ruby glass zwischengold m...
Category
British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Georgian Wine Glass with Opaque Twist Stem c1760
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Georgian wine glass with opaque twist stem c1760
Period : George II / George III – c1760
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Round funnel
Stem : Multi spiral opaque twis...
Category
British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
German Friendship Glass with Pedestal Stem c1740
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : German Friendship glass with pedestal stem c1740
Period : Francis I as Holy Roman Emperor
Origin : Germany – possibly Saxony
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Round funnel – engraved w...
Category
German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
Georgian Cordial glass with Opaque Twist Stem c1760
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Georgian cordial glass with opaque twist stem c1760
Period : George II / George III
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Thickened round funnel
Stem : Multi spiral opaque...
Category
British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Glass
Rare French Annular Flask With Portrait Prunts 1715-1774
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : A very rare French annular flask 1715-1774
Period : Louis XV
Date : 1715-1774
Origin : Most probably Orleans
Colour : Clear. There are iron oxine inclusions within the neck...
Category
French Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
18th Century Ratafia Glass c1760
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Double series opaque twist Georgian ratafia glass
Period : George II / George III - c1760
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Round funnel with rib moulding
Stem : A pai...
Category
British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Four Liege Wine Glasses c1720
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Set of four Liege wine glasses
Period : c1720
Origin : Liege
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Round funnel with a band of straberry moulding above rim mouldi...
Category
Belgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
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