A pair of Engraved Bucket-bowl Georgian Port Wine or Dram Glasses. Circa 1790-1820./ Ref.GL/6
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Condition
Secondhand
Location
South Africa
Time Period
Pre-1800s
Style
Other
Bob Shop ID
615822039
Description: A pair of Engraved Bucket-bowl Georgian Port Wine or Dram Glasses. Circa 1790-1820./ Ref.GL/6
Maker: Possibly Dutch, or, engraved in the Netherlands.
Date: Estimated date 1790-1820
History: Wine was expensive during much of the 1700s and consequently the bowl of the wine glass was small, usually trumpet or bell shaped and on a long simple stem. However, towards the end of the 1700s the price of wine became less expensive and the shape of the bowl changed slightly, becoming larger and incorporating a bucket-shape. The stem became slightly shorter, but the rough snapped pontil scar remained until around the very end of the 1700s and into the early 1800s. A pontil mark is found on all hand-blown glass objects. It is where the glass blower detached the object he was making and a sharp area of glass is left. Because of this the foot of the wine glass was a conical shape. This was to stop the pontil from damaging any furniture the glass was sitting on. Eventually these pontils were ground down and polished and the conical foot became flatter. It is interesting to note that, during the 1700s and part of the early 1800s, the foot always had a larger diameter than the diameter of the bowl, a good way of identifying the age. Later glasses showed a flatter foot and a smaller diameter than the bowl.
Marks/Observations: A slight grey tone in the glass indicates that it would likely be soda glass, usually used in Europe as opposed to the lead glass used in England. This is a bucket-shaped bowl, typical of glasses made at the end of the 1700s, profusely wheel-engraved with an OXO band running around the rim of the glass. An Oxo band is a continuous series of polished round spots separated by engraved crosses. Below this band we find a floral design with motifs and below that, the lower bowl shows a number of facet cuts. The stem shows a tapering knop which is also faceted. These facets reflected the candle-light at night. The conical foot shows a rough sharp pontil mark with engraved flowers and is folded which would give some extra strength. Look carefully and you will detect some swirl marks, some small bubbles and some inclusions, especially noted on the foot. The bowl, the stem (with a tear-drop bubble) and the foot would have been made separately and then assembled.
Condition: Very good condition with no chips or cracks evident
Dimensions: Both glasses vary slightly due to the fact that they are hand-blown but the rough measurements are height 13 cm, diameter of bowl 6 cm, diameter of foot 7 cm
Price: R650.00
Shipping: R120.00 By Postnet couriers.
Please note, I am NOT a qualified archaeologist/antiquarian and the description I have given is based on research of the subject.
This is a genuine antique. Please remember the classification of an 'antique' is that it should be 100 years old, OR MORE.
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