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The William Davis English and European Glass Collection Part 1 — For-Auction

Auction House:For-AuctionNumber of lots recorded:134
Sale Title:The William Davis English and European Glass Collection Part 1Lots with images:134
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:113
Date:12-Nov-2024
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A large coin tankard, English circa 1800, with a 1787 shilling in a hollow rudimentary stem, moulded gadrooned bottom half and trailed thread around the top, strap handle, conical foot. Foot/Stem/Bowl 105/40/130 mm. Provenance: Ref: Bickerton 2001 – PL. 81
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A four-sided pedestal stem wine glass, English circa 1710, thistle bowl, base cut with diamond facets and scale faceting into the bowl, four sided moulded pedestal with a tear stem, and a conical foot with tooled ridge around rim. 16 cm high. Rare to find a four-sided stem with faceting
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A heavy baluster goblet, English crica 1710, round funnel with extra thickness in bottom bowl, merese under bowl, inverted baluster with tear, basal knop stem, and a folded conical, wide fold foot. 19.5 cm high. Provenance: Sir Clive Fitts collection
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A balustroid goblet, English circa 1730, drawn trumpet bowl, plain stem, with teared heavy knop, and a conical foot. Height 220 mm. Provenance: Don Barnfather Collection No 21
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A baluster wine, English circa 1725, bell bowl with 20 mm of glass at base, beaded knop with two knops at base stem, and a domed foot. 15 cm high. Reference: See similar glass in Christine Bridges, but smaller and engraved with vine and plain foot with price range of 2000 to 4000 pounds.
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A baluster cordial, English circa 1715, waisted bucket with merese bowl, swelling knop, basal knop, with tears stem, and a conical foot. 14.7 cm high. Reference: L.M.Bickerton,186/187
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A stemmed sweetmeat, English circa 1745, slightly everted ogee bowl, eight-sided moulded pedestal stem with three collars at top and bottom stem, and a domed, folded foot. Height 160 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 80/25/90 mm. Reference: Bickerton p132, no319
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A double-spiral air-twist cider glass, English circa 1760, ogee bowl, double spiral opaque twist stem with eleven threads outside a pair of tapes, and a conical foot, engraved with apples and leaves sprig, and a bird. Height 155 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 75/13/60 mm. Cider glasses are rare, an excellent example
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A plain-stem Irish volunteers wine glass, Ireland circa 1740, drawn trumpet bowl, plain stem, and a conical, folded foot, engraved by Tiez with Irish harp, above 'Londonderry Fusiliers', below, 'Third Company' within garland, on reverse, a fruiting vine. 19 cm high. Later engraving by Franz Tiez, C1900. Reference: See 'Investing in Georgian glass by Ward Lloyd', p123, top/right photo. This is the same glass: not only identical engraving but small air tear in stem and tiny bubble on foot beneath tear are in…
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An air-twist Jacobite wine glass, English circa 1745, good bell bowl, multiple spiral air twist, with twice-knopped stem, and a conical foot, engraved with two naturalistic rose buds, no thorns, perhaps Jacobite symbols. Height 170 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 70/-63 mm
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A mixed-twist wine glass, English circa 1760, round funnel bowl, spiral opaque white tape outside a spiral air cable stem, and a conical foot, engraved with cornflowers and ornamental leaves, and very nicely too. Height 165 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 66/15/51 mm. A rare well-engraved mixed twist with opaque twist o/s air twist rather than the other way around. An air thread around an opaque twist is often there by accident.
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A composite-stem wine glass, English circa 1755, waisted bucket bowl, composite stem comprising a triple annulated collar above a single series air twist spiral gauze or cable twist with a basal knop of two annulated rings plus a small proto-knop stem, and a conical foot. engraved with Fruiting vine border with polished grapes. Rare, with mereses, cable air twist. Reference: Strikingly similar to the one illustrated in Bickerton's 'Drinking Glasses', fig. 438
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A Williamite faceted stem cordial glass, English circa 1760, round funnel bowl with basal scale facets, diamond faceted stem, and a conical foot, engraved with William III in profile as a Roman Emperer and inscribed 'The ever glorious memory'. Height 178 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 75/15/50 mm. Provenance: Collection of Mrs N Harding Owle
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A heavy baluster with rare mushroom knop, English circa 1710, conical thistle form bowl, solid base bowl, teared mushroom knop with basal ball knop stem, and a conical folded foot. 16 cm high. The mushroom knop is rare to find in heavy baluster goblets. According to E Barrington Haynes only the ovoid knop is rarer. This glass was probably made between 1710 and 1715 and represents the pinnacle of the heavy baluster period style… after the earlier, plainer period but before the decline to lighter styles when…
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A three-knopped baluster glass, English circa 1725, waisted bell bowl, inverted baluster, annulated knop, basal knop stem, and a conical, folded foot. Height 170 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 85/20/78 mm. Excellent example of early 18th century baluster. Reference: L.M.Bickerton 153
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A wine glass, gilded, James Giles, English circa 1760, ogee bowl, plain stem, and a conical foot, gilded with floral sprays, insects and sprigs on both bowl and foot in the James Giles studio. Height 145 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 50/14/67 mm. The flowers and the insect both strongly support the Giles attribution. Rare to find gilding extending to the foot.
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An engraved Newcastle baluster, English circa 1750, a multi-knopped stem comprising an inverted baluster with air beading, flattened ball knop at bottom, blade knop under the bowl, and a true small baluster above the main feature, engraved with formal flower heads and foliage in scrolls under the lip. 18.5 cm high. Provenance: Christies, London, Sale,26/11/91, item 97, GBP770 hammer.
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A Beilby wine glass, English circa 1760, bucket bowl, double spiral opaque twist stem with two tapes outside a lace corkscrew stem, and a conical foot, Enamelled with grape vine, bunches of grapes and leaves by Mary Beilby. 14.5 cm high. Provenance: Sotheby's lot 458, 3/05/05.
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A four-colour twist wine, English circa 1760, bell bowl, four Tapes [emerald, red, blue & yellow] o/s white gauze stem, and a conical foot, engraved with crude grapes and leaves. Provenance: Jeanette Hayhurst UK
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A Jacobite wine, English circa 1750, waisted bucket bowl, M.S.A.T stem, and a conical foot, engraved with six petal heraldic rose, single bud - Jacobite symbols. 16 cm high. Provenance: Una Fraser collection no 73
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A moulded-stem wine glass, English circa 1720, bell bowl, moulded 6 sided pedestal, teared stem, and a conical, folded foot. Height 155 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 69/17/74 mm. Moulded stem wines are rare. Reference: Charleston 37a
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A small pan-top wine glass, English circa 1760, pan topped rounded funnel bowl, double spiral opaque twist stem with a pair of spiral threads outside central gauze stem, and a conical, folded foot. Height 147 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 68/10/50 mm. Provenance: Ex Jeanette Hayhurst
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A Jacobite portrait glass, English circa 1750, bucket bowl, and the start of an air-twist stem, engraved with The Young Pretender, rose and buds, and the motto Audentior Ibo - I will go more boldly. glass itself 8.5 cm high Overall 10 cm high. Provenance: Standish purchased from R. Wilkinson
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A point-engraved Newcastle light baluster, English circa 1748, round Funnel bowl, the stem annulated over straight section, with a drop at bottom, and a silver conical replacement foot, Dutch hall marks (1814-1905), diamond point line engraved with allegorical representation of marriage showing soldier with trident and sword holding hand of lady in front of an angel with a flaming torch, soat of arms of noble family Van Kretschmar (left) and family Vlaardingerwout (right). Height 205 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl…
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A pair of candlesticks, English circa 1685, Hollow stem, with a large hollow central ball knop with two cushion knops above the foot, a larger mushroom knop below the socket, and two small cushion knops between this and the central knop stem, and a High pedestal foot. Height 195 mm, Foot/Stem/Nozzle 780/15/25 mm. Provenance: Laurie Lee, Stow- On The Wold UK
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A colour opaque twist wine, English circa 1760, trumpet bowl, colour twist stem comprising an opaque white gauze core surrounded by a translucent red and an opaque white tape, and a conical foot. Height 172 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 75/13/67 mm. Provenance: Jeanette Hayhurst UK
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A colour-twist wine, English circa 1770, bell bowl, opaque colour twist stem, comprising a multiple thread white corkscrew edged with a opaque red and translucent green, alternating with a pair of white spiral tapes, and an accidental air thread, and a high conical foot. Height 170 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 75/13/65 mm. Reference: Similar to Bickerton pl 727.
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A privateer glass, English circa 1750, drawn trumpet bowl, drawn plain stem with tear, and a conical, folded foot, engraved with 'Ye London Rob Young of Pool'. Height 170 mm. Provenance: Sheppard and Cooper Ltd, London,1989. Paul Hackforth-Jones collection, auctioned by Shapiro, 6 December 2006
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A faceted-stem wine glass with hunting scene, English circa 1775, ogee bowl, hexagonal, faceted stem, and a conical foot, engraved with a fine hunting scene. Height 130 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 67/14/50 mm. Hexagonal faceting is unusual. Reference: Turnball & Heron, p285
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An air-twist wine glass - Jacobite, English circa 1750, flaired round funnel bowl, multiple spiral air twist stem, and a conical foot, engraved with disguised jacobite symbols of two carnations and two buds. Height 165 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 70/13/55 mm. Provenance: John Wilson Collection Melbourne and from his original collection
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An opaque-twist soda wine glass - Jacobite Sympathy, English circa 1760, bell shaped bowl, solid base with tears, double spiral opaque twist. stem with four spiral tapes o/s eighteen-ply spiral band stem, and a conical, flat foot, engraved with Rose and leaves, large moth. Height 162 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 70/13/65 mm. Possibly a Jacobite piece, somewhat unusually only with a single rose, but no buds.
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A triple series mixed twist cordial glass, English circa 1765, fluted ogee bowl, triple mixed twist with opaque spiral tape inside a spiral air gauze, the two alternating with an opaque spiral tape stem, and a conical foot, engraved with Formal floral wheel engraving around lip. Height 159 mm. Provenance: Athelny Townsend
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A stipple engraved Newcastle light baluster - Hoolart, English circa 1760, round funnel bowl, light baluster stem, with angular knop over a short plain section, over a flattened knop, over a short plain section, over an inverted baluster with air tears, over a basal knop, and a conical foot. Height 185 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 80/10/73 mm. Provenance: Stipple engraving attributed to Gillis Hoolaart by Dr J D van Dam at the Rijksmuseum. See last pictures for letter and another example. Also refer to Plate 63,…
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An air-twist wine glass, English circa 1745, bell bowl, multiple spiral air twist, vermiform collar stem, and a conical foot. Height 178 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 77/15/69 mm. The vermiform collar is unusual. Reference: L.M.Bickerton, 409
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An opaque-twist wine goblet, English circa 1765, rib-moulded ogee bowl bowl, single series multiple corkscrew opaque twist stem, and a high conical foot. Height 175 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 75/13/68 mm. Rib moulding is rare, single spiral opaque twist, great looking glass.
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An air-twist wine glass, English circa 1750, ogee bowl with basal moulding, double spiral air twist stem with cable+pr mercury twist corkscrews, and a conical foot. Height 148 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 52/11/70 mm. Nice to find a double-series air twist, with moulding to bottom of bowl. Reference: L.M.Bickerton,498
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An opaque-twist wine glass, English circa 1760, lipped ogee bowl, single spiral opaque twist stem with lace twist, and a conical foot. Height 145 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 14/12/60 mm. Reference: L.M.Bickerton, 584
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An air-twist Jacobite wine - Fiat Glass, English circa 1745, drawn trumpet bowl, multiple spiral air twist stem, and a conical foot, engraved with rose with one closed and one open bud, 'FIAT' and an oak leaf. Height 150 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 70/15/60 mm. 'Fiat', or Let it Be, in this context symbolized the Jacobites' hope or prayer for the restoration of the Stuart monarchy, emphasizing a sense of destiny or divine approval for their cause. Reference: This glass is shown in Bickerton, no 882, page 279
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A Saxon wine glass, Saxony circa 1750, thistle bowl with tear, inverted baluster, waisted stem, and a conical, folded foot, wheel-engraved with servant with tumbler of beer in circular cartouche with a wheat stalk each side. Height 173 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 72/10/63 mm. Provenance: Barrie Cathcart, from a Tasmanian collection, said to have been brought from The Netherlands by the seller's great grandparents.
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A Bohemian master goblet, Bohemian circa 1720, round funnel bowl, multi-knopped with rondel cutting stem, and a conical foot, engraved with a band of wheel-engraved stylised floral decoration with rondel facet cutting above and below, potash metal. Height 270 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 125/40/95 mm. Provenance: Bonhams , lot 87, 16 December, 2009. Athelny Antiques.
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A goblet, or pokal - Christian Gottfried Schneider, Silesia, crica 1730, faceted round funnel bowl, stem faceted inverted baluster with collars, and a conical foot, wheel engraved and part polished with four allegorical vignettes attributed to famous engraver, Christian Gottfried Schneider. Height 190 mm. Provenance: Parkside Antiques. Don Barnfather collection no 52
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A large Saxon wine goblet, Princess Anne of Orange, Saxony circa 1750, thistle bowl with fluting around the base, inverted baluster with large tear stem, and a high conical, folded foot, engraved with excellent Dutch armorial wheel engraving showing the royal coat of arms of Princess Anne (without the lion and unicorn or motto) but with flower sprays each side, on reverse in Latin and Dutch: 'Vivat Anna Princes in Van Oranien', Long Live Princess Anna of Orange. 19 cm high. Provenance: An important early…
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A large Saxon Free Trade goblet, Dutch circa 1740, pointed round funnel bowl, with slab cutting around base, stem a flattened ball over inverted baluster with basal knop, each with tears and cutting, and a conical, folded foot, engraved with a three-masted sailing ship in cartouche, on reverse in Dutch: 'Het lands well varen' over formal scroll: 'For the Prosperity of the Country'. Height 190 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 90/15/80 mm. Provenance: Barrie Cathcart, who purchased them from a client in Launceston. Client…
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A Bohemian wine with erotic engraving - Hermann Schwinger, Germany circa 1720, potash, moulded faceted conical bowl, faceted inverted baluster, containing two vertcal bands of ruby, diagonally opposite, and two vertcal bands of gold flecks, diagonally opposite. mereses top and bottom of stem, and a conical, flat foot, intentionally ground around edge, superbly engraved. Height 150 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 78/20/78 mm. Provenance: Gudrun Meling collection
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A Newcastle light baluster, Dutch wheel engraved, English circa 1740, round funnel bowl, annular knop over ball knop over inverted beaded baluster with basal knop, and a conical foot, engraved with excellent dutch armorial wheel engraving of the arms of South Holland. 19 cm high. Provenance: Barrie Cathcart, from a Tasmanian collection, said to have been brought from The Netherlands by the seller's great grandparents.
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A facon de Venise glass, Dutch circa 1650, facon de Venise wine glass or small goblet, probably of Dutch manufacture and constructed of soda metal, the straight sided conical bowl with basal merise above a short plain stem leading to a half knop above a short, hollow inverted baluster knop supported on another merese leading to a second half knop with an elongated, hollow inverted baluster knop flatened basal knop all standing on a plain conical foot. 19 cm high. Provenance: Athelny Antiques 2014
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A Dutch roemer, or roman, Dutch circa 1680, ovoid bowl, hollow section with strawberry prunts over bottom section made up of a glass coil stem all in green soda glass. 14 cm high. Rare early Dutch roemer of similar form to English 17the century rummers. The coiled stem marks it as an early example. This is the shape that became the long-stemmed rummer, and then the modern Hock glass.
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A colour-twist wine glass, Dutch or English circa 1765, round funnel bowl, double spiral opaque twist., red and white spiral threads outside gauze stem, and a conical, flat foot. Height 145 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 72/13/52 mm. Provenance: English, perhaps Dutch. Either way, colour twist in lead glass is rare. Reference: L.M.Bickerton, 645
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A plain-stem toasting glass, English circa 1750, conical bowl, plain stem, and a conical foot. Height 160 mm. Excellent example of toasting glass. Provenance: Churchill Collection. Reference: L.M.Bickerton 332
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An opaque-twist cordial glass, English circa 1765, round funnel bowl, double spiral opaque twist, four spiral threads outside a gauze stem, and a conical foot, engraved with roses and leaves. 17.2 cm high. Perhaps Irish. A fine engraved cordial glass. Reference: L.M.Bickerton, 655
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An incised-twist wine glass, English Circa 1750, round funnel, hammered bowl, incised twist stem, and a conical foot. Height 153 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 70/13/68 mm. Provenance: Purchased from E. Barrington Haynes,1950, by Ebbot
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A balastroid gin glass, English circa 1730, bell bowl with solid base, solid upper plain section over hollow swelling knop with basal knop stem, and a conical, folded foot. Height 135 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 65/10/55 mm. Excellent example of gin glass
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A plain-stem wine glass, English circa 1745, ogee bowl with moulded basal flutes, plain stem, and a folded foot. Height 138 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 70/12/46 mm. Reference: L.M.Bickerton 358
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A balastroid wine glass, English circa 1750, bell bowl, plain stem with a knop beneath the bowl and one at the foot with an inverted balaster knop in the centre stem, and a folded conical foot. Height 160 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 70/10/62 mm. Excellent example of a balastroid. Reference: Bickerton 255, p116
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A tear-stem gin glass, English circa 1740, Bell bowl, Plain, with elongated tapered tear stem, and a Folded conical foot. Height 135 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 62/14/62 mm. Beautiful gin glass. Reference: L.M.Bickerton244. Hughes figure 46
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A rare facet cut glass taper-stick, English circa 1780, faceted pan with scalloped rim bowl, knopped and faceted stem, and a faceted and domed with scalloped rim foot. 15.6 cm high. Excellent example.
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A faceted and fluted stem wine glass, English circa 1780, round funnel wbowl ith scale cut facets on base, no bridging facets, central knop, fluted stem with notching on alternative edges, triangular facets on knop, diamond and scale cut facets on base of bowl, and a conical foot, wheel-engraved with fine fruiting vine. Height 155 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 75/10/50 mm. Fluted and knopped stem, fine engraving: a quality piece that would have tested the cutter's skill. Reference: Bernard Hughes, p115 refers to…
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A faceted stem wine glass, English circa 1785, waisted ogee bowl with scale-cut bridging facets, step cut, flutes cut with faceted edges with central knop stem, and a conical foot. Height 157 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 73/13/55 mm. Rare beautifully faceted and knopped, flared bowl. Reference: Bickerton 766
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An engraved faceted stem wine glass, English circa 1785, ogee bowl with scale-cut bridging facets, diamond faceted with central knop stem, and a conical foot, wheel-engraved with fruiting vine, polished grapes, bee. Height 140 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 67/14/52 mm. Beautiful glass. Reference: Bickerton plate 767 without gilding but with engraving
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A gadrooned baluster mug, English circa 1760, baluster shape, bottom gadrooned, ribbing below rim, strap handle, engraved with W.C., Barley, and birds. 13.5 cm high diameter approx. 9 cm. Reference: Bickerton 817
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A small dumb-bell salver, English circa 1750, salver with double rim bowl, hollow dumb-bell stem, with flatted knop above and swelling at base over two rings, and a conical, folded foot. 14 cm diameter 9 cm high. Provenance: Christies, London, 2000. Then Paul Hackforth Jones collection auctioned by Shapiro, 6 December 2006
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A cider mug, English circa 1750, baluster shape, with everted rim, strap handle, and a foot rim, engraved with simple engraving of swags and apples. Height 130 mm, Diameter 85/85 mm. Good example of baluster cider mug
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A Nelson portrait rummer, English circa 1805, bucket bowl, capstan with cushion knop stem, and a conical foot, engraved with naive engraving of Nelson (bust) with three ships of the line with ship's boats being towed (battle formation), with 'Nelson Oct'r 21, 1805' in a banner. Height 122 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 72/15/80 mm. The date given is that of the Battle of Trafalgar.
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A Lynn moulded opaque-twist wine, English circa 1760, round funnel with Lynn moulding [3 rings] bowl, double spiral opaque twist, tape of eleven threads around pair of spiral threads stem, and a conical foot. Height 140 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 65/14/52 mm. Reference: Bickerton pl 696
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An opaque-twist Beilby enamelled wine, English circa 1760, Round funnel bowl, double series opaque twist stem comprising two seven ply tapes around four ply spiral cable stem, and a conical foot, the bowl with Swags of leaves and flowers in white enamel by one of the Beilbys, probably Mary. Height 155 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 65/13/52 mm. Provenance: Mary Beilby was an 18th-century English glass enameller, part of the renowned Beilby family, known for their exceptional craftsmanship in enamel decoration on glass…
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A balustroid Kitkat wine, English cira 1720, drawn trumpet bowl, Kitkat, two rows of tears stem, and a conical foot. Height 182 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 73/13/75 mm. Provenance: 'Kitkat' glass, after a painting of member of this club holding glasses of this style. Reference: L.M.Bickerton, 196
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An air-twist wine, English circa 1745, bell bowl, with solid base, multiple spiral air twist stem, and a conical, folded foot. Height 185 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 78/20/78 mm. An early air twist glass. Reference: L.M.Bickerton 396
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A composite-stem Newcastle goblet, English circa 1765, pointed round funnel bowl, rare composite stem, dumbell over double spiral opaque twist section and a shoulder knop stem, and a sonical foot. Height 190 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 80/13/80 mm. Provenance: Don Barnfather coll. No 66, Ebbott coll no 54
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An air-twist wine glass, English circa 1745, bell bowl, multiple spiral air twist stem with vermiform collar, twist extends into base of bowl stem, and a conical foot. Height 178 mm. Vermiform collars are unusual. Reference: E.B.Haynes,1948, pl 61a
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A large and early heavy baluster goblet, English circa1690, conical, crizzled bowl, Inverted baluster with tear stem, and a conical, folded foot. Height 265 mm, Foot/Bowl 138/125 mm. A very important early baluster, still showing Venetian influence in design. An identical example, but without the crizzling, was featured on The Antiques Roadshow in 2016. It was valued at GBP4,000 and later sold for GBP7,500 at auction. Reference: L.M.Bickerton, 52
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A small heavy baluster wine, English circa 1700, round funnel with tear bowl, inverted baluster with tear stem, and a conical, folded, wide foot. Height 150 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 70/15/65 mm. Provenance: Don Barnfather coll. No10, Ebbott coll no 9
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A baluster mead goblet, English circa 1710, cup bowl with gadrooning around lower half bowl, stem hollow with two cushioned knops at top and basal knop, and a conical, wide fold foot. Height 147 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 85/13/75 mm. Mead goblets are fairly rare. Reference: Bickerton 253
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A composite air-twist wine glass, English circa 1750, waisted bucket bowl, composite, multiple spiral air twist, over beaded knop stem, and a dome foot,. Height 60 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 65/15/60 mm. Nice greyish colour, a scarce glass. Reference: Bickerton 548.
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A friendship goblet, English circa 1700, round funnel bowl, inverted baluster with tear stem, and a conical, folded, wide foot, wheel engraving of two clasped hands, mistletoe, 'amictiae poculum' (the cup of friendship), and a kissing star. Height 170 mm. Provenance: Don Barnfather coll. No 54, Ebbott coll no 98
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A lace-maker's lamp, English circa 1790, spherical lamp bowl with strap handle, plain tapered stem, merese at top, annular knop at bottom, and a folded-rim saucer drip tray foot. 17 cm high. Diameter 110/10/80 mm. Reference: Open flame lamps, Kelsall, page 86, 42
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An early ale glass, English circa 1690, conical bowl with wrythen gadrooned moulding, elementary stem with a pinched three bladed propeller knop, and a conical folded foot. Height 160 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 7.6//6.2 mm. Provenance: Card with glass says 'Dolly me Kinney to D.W. Aal Radford,16/4/84 (USA). J Anthony stout to Jeffrey S. Evans, auctioneer, to Athelny Antiques 27/01/17'
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A large Nelson rummer, English circa 1810, pointed round funnel rummer bowl, plain stem with merese under bowl and on foot, and a solid flat foot, engraved with classical Nelson's funeral car, with stern of victory, union flag and pennant, with Trafalgar, Nile and Victory engraved. Height 183 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 117/20/140 mm. A classic Nelson commemorative rummer. Reference: National Maritime Museum for examples
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A Friends of the Tyne goblet, English circa 1750, bucket bowl, plain stem, and a conical foot, engraved with 'Friends of the tyne and the wine-1758'. 18 cm high bowl diameter 8.2 cm. Provenance: Don Barnfather coll. No14, Wilson, Hayhurst
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An air-twist ale goblet, English circa 1750, large bucket bowl, single spiral air cable twist stem, and a dolded conical foot, engraved with Hops and two ears of barley. Height 16.5 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 7517/77 mm. Reference: Bickerton 432 but this does not have a folded foot
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A double series air-twist champagne, English circa 1760, panel moulded flaired rounded funnel bowl with six ribs and slight twist, double spiral air twist, pair of mercury tapes outside a gauze stem, and a conical foot. Height 193 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 73/13/60 mm. Provenance: Rare double series air twist around opaque
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A single-spiral opaque twist ale, English circa 1765, large ogee bowl with basal moulding, single spiral opaque twist, multiple corkscrew stem, and a conical foot. Height 200 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 75/12/58 mm
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An air-twist wine, English circa 1740, Wine glass with air-twist stem and a domed, folded foot. 16.7 cm high
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An opaque-twist ratafia glass, English circa 1750, drawn trumpet bowl with spiral moulding, double spiral opaque twist, with a pair of spiral threads outside a lace twist stem, and a conical foot. Height 194 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 72/14/46 mm. Reference: L.M.Bickerton 677
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An opaque-twist wine glass, English circa 1770, bell bowl with solid base and tears, double spiral opaque twist stem with two threads o/s lace twist and a conical foot. Height 180 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 85/16/74 mm. Superb quality opaque twist. Reference: L.M.Bickerton,670/1202
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A plain-stem cordial glass, English circa 1730, round funnel bowl, plain stem with basal knop, and a domed, folded foot. Height 170 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 48/-/75 mm.
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A plain-stem drawn trumpet wine glass, English circa 1740, drawn trumpet bowl, plain stem with tear, and a folded conical foot. Height 160 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 75,20/70 mm. Excellent example of drawn trumpet plain stem wine, with an unusually wide fold to the foot. Reference: Bickerton 345, p139
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An opaque-twist cordial glass, English circa 1760, round funnel bowl, double spiral opaque twist stem with two spiral threads outside multiple corkscrew stem, and a conical foot. Height 170 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 78/16/54 mm. Reference: L.M.Bickerton,613
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An opaque-twist wine glass, English circa 1760, bell bowl, double spiral opaque twist stem with knop, s piraltapes outside opal corkscrew, and a conical foot. Height 161 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 76/13/65 mm. Knopping of opaque-twist stem is rare. Reference: L.M.Bickerton 609
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A double-spiral opaque-twist wine glass, English circa 1765, ogee bowl, spiral gauze with core stem, and a conical foot, wheel engraved with stylised floral around rim. Height 145 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 67/13/50 mm. Very rare spiralling gauze with core opaque twist. Reference: Bickerton plate 1180, stem only
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An opaque-twist wine glass, English circa 1770, ogee bowl, double spiral opaque twist stem with sixteen-ply spiral band o/s lace twist, and a conical foot. Height 140 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 70/13/50 mm. Reference: L.M.Bickerton,663/1202
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An air-twist pan-topped wine glass, English circa 1750, pan topped rounded-funnel bowl, multiple spiral air twist stem with centre swelling knop, and a conical, folded foot. Height 156 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 66/22/58 mm. Excellent panto with, knop and folded foot. Reference: L.M.Bickerton,456/459
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An Air-twist wine glass, English circa 1760, flaired bucket bowl, double series air twist stem comprising two spiral tapes outside a gauze, and a conical foot. Height 158 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 61/12/75 mm. Provenance: Rex Ebbott coll. No 48, purchased 1946, Churchill's
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A multiple-sprial air-twist wine glass, English circa 1760, flaired bucket bowl, multiple spiral air twist with shoulder knop stem, and a conical foot. Height 159 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 68/12/60 mm. Reference: Bickerton plate 484 but one knop
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A mixed-twist flute, English circa 1765, drawn trumpet bowl, Mixed twist stem with pair of spiral mercury air threads o/s opaque gauze stem, and a conical foot. Height 188 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 64/12/74 mm. Provenance: Rex Ebbott coll. No 58, purchased 1946, Churchills
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A plain stem champagne glass, English circa1765, round funnel bowl, plain stem with central knop, and a conical, folded foot, engraved with lily of the valley, Jacob's ladder, and festoons. 20 cm high. Provenance: Don Barnfather coll. No16
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A triple-spiral opaque-thread wine, English circa 1765, round funnel bowl, triple-spircal opaque-thread stem with four spiral tapes outside two corkscrews, twisted stem, and a conical foot. Height 142 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 66/13/55 mm. A nice triple opaque twist, very unusual
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A large coaching punch bowl, English circa 1820, cup bowl, plain stem, and a conical foot, engraved with London to Bath coach, and on the reverse, an inn, continuous fruiting vine. Height 216 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 130/30/140 mm. Provenance: Pat Daniels Parkside Antiques Melbourne
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A Large commemorative rummer - Paddlesteamer Sirius, Irish circa 1838, bucket bowl, short stem with central swelling knop stem, and a Conical, flat foot, engraved with Paddle steamer 'Sirius', ' TMAG' in cartouche. Height 175 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 92/20/110 mm. Provenance: Pat Daniels Parkside Antiques Melbourne 1984
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A set of three Bristol blue decanters, English circa 1810, taper shape, three rings, lozenge stoppers bowl, gilded with brandy, rum, hollands in label and chain, stoppers gilded with first letter - 'B', 'R', 'H'. Height 175 mm
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A set of condiment bottles, English circa 1780, Slab cut with diamond cutting around shoulders bow,. gilded edges and labels: soy, ketchup, anchovy, kyan. Height 130 mm. Excellent group of condiment bottles. Reference: Featured in Antiques Collecting, May 1975, p20, fig38. Also Bernard Hughes, 'English Glass For The Collector', plate 42, page 177
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