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<p>[QUOTE="Brian Warshaw, post: 9568562, member: 16674"]I picked up three wine glasses that are really nice. I have no information about them; but think they might be from the mid to end of the 19th century.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]459406[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]459400[/ATTACH] </p><p>They are made from lead glass, based on a resonating 'ping'. Each has a slightly different tone that undoubted matches the marginal differences in weights.</p><p><br /></p><p>The bowls have wryvern ridges the full length of the outside, and three-quarters the way down the inside, where it fades away to plain glass. I haven't handled a wryvern decorated glass before, so I do not know if this is what to expect of a mouth-blown glass. Please educate me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bowl shape is ovoid and sits on a stem that has three annular knops.</p><p><br /></p><p>The pontil mark is a polished concave button, however with the aid of a loop, and looking deeper into the mark, there are concentric rings with a nipple in the middle of the circle.</p><p><br /></p><p>Shallow conical foot. There are striation rings on the feet, and, I think a couple of small marks (scratches) on two of them.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]459401[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]459402[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]459403[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]459404[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]459405[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]459407[/ATTACH] </p><p>The glasses were purchase in France.</p><p><br /></p><p>Details:</p><p><br /></p><p>Total height: 12.3 cm</p><p><br /></p><p>Diameter of bowl: 6.5 cm</p><p><br /></p><p>Depth of bowl: 6.5 cm</p><p><br /></p><p>Diameter of foot: 5.9 cm</p><p><br /></p><p>Weight: 131 g; 138 g; 142 g</p><p><br /></p><p>Capacity: 75 ml</p><p><br /></p><p>I have just taken some extra photographs from the top and bottom. Penultimate) Through the bottom, and it shows a scar left of centre. Ultimate) Through the polished bottom, shows the glass scar on the left, and to the right the double ring with the nipple in the middle [quite faint]. </p><p><br /></p><p>I hope these two photographs provides evidence that it was mouth-blown. On the two elements, double wrythen ridges, and ovoid bowl, date back to 1760. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]459408[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]459409[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Let me have your thoughts; thanks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Brian Warshaw, post: 9568562, member: 16674"]I picked up three wine glasses that are really nice. I have no information about them; but think they might be from the mid to end of the 19th century. [ATTACH=full]459406[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]459400[/ATTACH] They are made from lead glass, based on a resonating 'ping'. Each has a slightly different tone that undoubted matches the marginal differences in weights. The bowls have wryvern ridges the full length of the outside, and three-quarters the way down the inside, where it fades away to plain glass. I haven't handled a wryvern decorated glass before, so I do not know if this is what to expect of a mouth-blown glass. Please educate me. Bowl shape is ovoid and sits on a stem that has three annular knops. The pontil mark is a polished concave button, however with the aid of a loop, and looking deeper into the mark, there are concentric rings with a nipple in the middle of the circle. Shallow conical foot. There are striation rings on the feet, and, I think a couple of small marks (scratches) on two of them. [ATTACH=full]459401[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]459402[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]459403[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]459404[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]459405[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]459407[/ATTACH] The glasses were purchase in France. Details: Total height: 12.3 cm Diameter of bowl: 6.5 cm Depth of bowl: 6.5 cm Diameter of foot: 5.9 cm Weight: 131 g; 138 g; 142 g Capacity: 75 ml I have just taken some extra photographs from the top and bottom. Penultimate) Through the bottom, and it shows a scar left of centre. Ultimate) Through the polished bottom, shows the glass scar on the left, and to the right the double ring with the nipple in the middle [quite faint]. I hope these two photographs provides evidence that it was mouth-blown. On the two elements, double wrythen ridges, and ovoid bowl, date back to 1760. [ATTACH=full]459408[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]459409[/ATTACH] Let me have your thoughts; thanks.[/QUOTE]
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