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Auction House:For-AuctionNumber of lots recorded:117
Sale Title:The William Davis English and European Glass Collection Part 2, Melbourne, 13-Nov-2024Lots with images:115
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:106
Date:13-Nov-2024
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A sealed cylindrical wine bottle - J Braddon, English circa 1775, standard size, with the seal of J Braddon of Bridge Rule, soda metal. 24 cm high 11.5 cm diameter. Reference: Antique wine bottles page 238
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A pancake onion wine bottle, English circa 1730, A scarce tansitional pancake onion bottle, scratched to the front: J Dovaston 1771 - 46, soda metal. 14.5 cm high 15.5 cm diameter. A very early and much sought-after wine bottle.
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A Dutch onion wine bottle, Holland/brussels C1720-1730, Light green, with a bladed string rim bowl, Soda metal. 18 cm high 14 cm diameter. A good example of a Dutch wine bottle
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A revival wine serving bottle, Liege circa 1880, globular, adorned with eight pincered Rigorees downwards along the bulbous body, beautiful dark amethyst colour, single string rim. 21 cm high 15 cm wide. A good copy of an early Dutch model.
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A bladder wine bottle, English circa 1720, a rare bottle - large bladder bottles are hard to find. Deep pontil base, soda metal. 30 cm high 24 cm wide. Reference: Acc ant. Wine bottles, page 63
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An opaque twist firing glass, English circa 1760, round funnel, basal fluting, heavy base bowl, double spiral opaque twist, 4 tapes outside spiral gauze stem, and a firing foot. Height 115 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 65/17/47 mm. Unusal to find opaque twist in a firing glass.
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An opaque twist dram glass - stepped foot, English circa 1760, ogee bowl, double spiral opaque twist, tape of 11 threads around pair of spiral threads to the stem, and a terraced foot. 10 cm high bowl diameter 5 cm. Nice to find an opaque twist in a dram, terraced foot.
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A Large Masonic rummer, English circa 1820, bucket bowl, ball knop, mereses at base and bowl stem, and a conical, polished pontil foot, engraved with extensive masonic symbols. 16 cm high 9.7 cm diameter. Unusually attractive for a Masonic piece. excellent engraving.
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A Prussian decanter, English circa 1800, cylinder, 3 rings, shoulder and lower body slab cutting, band of round facets with 'v' facets above around body, 16 pointed star cut on base with four points cut to the edge. 31 cm high
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A Prussian carafe, Irish circa 1800, Typical prussian irish decanter shaped body, two groups of neck rings each comprising two milled rings, comb moulding to within 2 cm of base, pontil mark bowl. Engraved with two anchors, a bird, and a fruiting grape vine. 22 cm high. Provenance: Don Barnfather coll. No 84
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A dip moulded Prussian decanter, English or bohemian circa 1830, Triple ring 'Newcastle', moulded mushroom stopper in soda metal (not original), pontil mark, dip moulded bowl. 23.5 cm high
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A ship's decanter, English circa 1800, three ringed, slightly waisted, bulls eye stopper bowl, and a polished pontil foot. 26 cm high. Excellent example of ship's decanter, the slightly waisted shape very attractive. Reference: Andy Mcconnell, p256
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A mallet decanter, English circa 1810, good quality mallet decanter with 3 neck rings, flute cutting bowl, and a polished pontil foot, fluting around shoulder and base, lozenge stopper fitted. Height 295 mm. Provenance: Don Barnfather coll. No 113
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A club decanter, English circa 1790, heavy triple rings, shouldered, lozenge stopper, and a polished pontil foot. Height 216 mm. Reference: Andy Mcconnell, plate 314 no 4, p219
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A taper decanter, English circa 1780, tapered, and a very well polished pontil, scallop cutting on original stopper, flute cutting at base and scale cutting on neck, three 8 pointed stars on body. Height 290 mm, Diameter 95 mm. Provenance: Delamosne 2008
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A Cruciform decanter, English circa 1725, four rings on stem, a good example of one of the earliest forms of decanter. 24.5 cm high. The colourless glass serving bottle was considered a vast improvement over the previous opaque bottles, and an exciting development. These early bottles were made in two sizes and had no stoppers since wine was not stored in the bottle beyond dinner. Reference: Hollingworth. P44 18d
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A Masonic wine glass, English circa 1800, Conical bowl, Plain stem, and a Conical foot. Engraved with Extensive masonic engraving, and the initials 'W.H.C.C.'. Height 110 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 57/13/63 mm. Provenance: Rex Ebb coll. No162, ex Percy Bate collection
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An ancient Druids marriage tumbler, English circa 1790, cylindrical tapered bowl, and a polished pontil foot, profusely engraved with Druidic symbols, 'Ancient Druids', 'I & Ann Marchington', the last suggesting a marriage tumbler. Height 100 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 76/90 mm. The Ancient Order of Druids was founded in 1781, and was quite independent of Freemasonry. Examples of engraved glass with this subject are rare.
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A glass cooler/rinser, English circa 1850, double lipped glass cooler, polished pontil, with three rows of diamond faceting around lower body bowl, wheel engraved fruiting grape vine. Height 80 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 110 mm
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A dram glass with stepped foot, English circa 1760, ogee, basal moulding bowl, plain stem, and a stepped foot. Height 85 mm, Foot/Bowl 60/50 mm
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A sweatmeat, English circa 1790, classic early rummer bowl, rudimentary bridge fluting, merese stem, and a square, stepped, polished pontil foot, Heavy cutting - a good example. Height 114 mm. Reference: Therle hughes, p41, plate 66
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A tumbler, engraved with parrots, English circa 1830, cylindrical bowl, and a cut foot with 16 point star dating it to 1830, engraved with parrots. 10.6 cm high. Very fine engraving. Parrots are not often seen. Reference: R. Wilkinson, The Hallmarks of Antique Glass, fig. 14.4, Page 38.
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An agricultural tumbler, English circa 1830, slight taper cylindrical bowl, engraved with agricultural motifs,'S.F.', 'God is our trust'. 11.7 cm high. A nice pseudo-coat-of-arms, featuring various farm implements. Such designs were popular in the early 19th century.
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A God Speed Rummer, English circa 1810, bucket bowl, short stem with bladed knop, and a conical foot, engraved with agricultural shield with 'God Speed the Plough' with thistle and rose for the union of England and Scotland. 14 cm high. Provenance: Somervale Antiques 1988. Paul Hackforth Jones collection auctioned by Shapiro, 6 December 2006
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A low salver, or tazza, English circa 1770, low pedestal salver with folded edge, but no rim. 34.5 cm diameter, 3/8 cm high. The low height suggests that this was not part of a pyramid set, but a stand-alone piece.
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A tumbler with engraved grapes, English circa 1820, Cylindrical with slight taper, engraved with rudimentry wheel engraved vine with leaves and grapes and the initials J.D. 10 cm high, diameter 70/87 mm
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A rummer, Irish circa 1790, pointed round funnel with basal facets, capstan with merese stem, and a square, stepped foot. engraved with swags around rim. Height 133 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 60/15/85 mm. Provenance: Una Fraser no 19
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A bucket rummer, English circa 1820, incurved bucket bowl with moulded flutes, rudimentary stem with knop, and a conical, flat foot, engraved with swags and tails. Height 139 mm. Beautiful example of quality Regency rummer. Reference: Millers, p454 r/centre
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A armorial beaker, Germany circa 1750, flat bottom, slightly tapering, faceted, moulded bowl, engraved with coat of arms comprising heraldic eagle on blue background, above a castle set on a background with right to left red bands, surrounded by swirls and foliage. on other side, a crown set above caligraphic scrollls with letters P or T and F, between floral sprays. 9.6 cm high 8 cm diameter. Provenance: Gudrun Meling collection
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A Lynn tumbler, English circa 1770, Lynn moulding, 5 ring bowl, engraved with festoona, roses, leaves. Height 106 mm, Diameter 65/85 mm. Reference: Bickerton 823
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A glass cooler/rinser, English C1780, straight-sided bowl with pontil polished, engraved with band of sprigs alternating with diagonal bands. Height 90 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 115 mm
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A milchglas tankard, Bavaria circa 1769, cylindrical body in white opaque milche glass with a pewter lid attached to a fine strap handle with a pewter foot rim bowl, lid engraved with 'FMS' and '1769'. body enamelled with a band of floral sprigs and bordered with orange and yellow and a wavy blue line, top and bottom. 22.5 cm high 12 cm diameter. We have dated this partly from the lid. but it has to be admitted that the pewter is in unusually good condition for this age. The bidder should rely on his own…
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A George IV coronation rummer, English circa 1821, bucket bowl, ball knop stem, and a conical foot, engraved with Coronation, George IV, the King's Champion, Royal cypher, July 19 1821. 13.5 cm high bowl diameter 9 cm. A fine early Royalty Commemorative. Reference: Arthur Churchill, Royal, Historical, Political & Social glass
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A Queen Caroline rummer, English circa 1820, incurved bucket bowl, rudimentary stem, with disc knop and mereses top and bottom, and a conical, flat foot, engraved with 'Queen caroline' over a laurel wreath on one side and a crown over a laurel wreath on the other. Height 135 mm. Commemorative, probably for the Coronation, and made for The Queen's supporters.
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A large plain-stem wine glass for William III, England probably circa 1900, the glass circa 1780, round funnel bowl, plain with tear stem, and a domed foot. Engraved with 'The glorious memory of King William III', Boyne, there is some doubt as to whether engraving is contemporary with glass, 1740. It has little sign of wear and overall presents rather too well. Height 190 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 70/15/75 mm. Provenance: Paul Hackforth-Jones Collection
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A frigger, in the form of a bugle, English circa 1820, wrythen decorated bugle with two-coils bowl. Good example of a frigger, or a whimsical piece made by the glass-maker in his own time, using molten glass left over a the end of the day. Reference: British glass by Charles Hajdamach, acc, 9389. 21 cm high
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A rudimentary stem dram with oversewn foot, English circa 1740, Ogee, basal moulding bowl, rudimentary stem, and a over-sewn foot. Height 106 mm, Foot/Bowl 68/50 mm. Unusual moulded foot.
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A dram, or Hogarth glass, English circa 1800, Drawn trumpet on a large cushion knop bowl, Rudimentary stem, and a Conical foot. Height 85 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 58/18/60 mm
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A Wine glass - Notts Militia, English circa 1800, ovoid bowl, short plain stem with central knop, and a thick flat foot, engraved with Notts Militia in banner, basal cut flutes. 10.3 cm high. Engraved for Notts Militia, a defensive band formed as needed from the local men-folk. They were called up to defend the country during the Napoleonic Wars and perhaps this glass is linked to that.
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A deceptive dram firing glass, English circa 1745, Round funnel, deceptive bowl, Plain stem, and a Firing foot. 12 cm high. Excellent example of a deceptive dram firing glass
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A plain-stem wine, English circa 1745, Ogee lipped bowl, plain stem, and a conical, folded foot, engraved with rudimentary flowers. Height 140 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 72/14/52 mm. A good example of a plain stem. Reference: L.M.Bickerton,368
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A plain-stem fruiting vine wine, English circa 1745, plain stem, folded foot, the bowl engraved with fruiting vine. 12.5 cm high. A nicely proportioned glass.
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A bonnet glass, English circa 1800, double ogee, wrythen ribbing bowl, rudimentary stem with flattened knop, and a petal foot. 7.2 cm high. Reference: Sidney Crompton, p213, pl164 {right}
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A bonnet glass, English circa 1780, saucer top with basal moulding bowl, rudimentary stem with surface moulding, and a conical foot. Height 65 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 55//60 mm
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A glass jug, English circa 1810, lipped globular body with pouring spout, short, triple ring over bladed knop, basal knop stem, and a conical foot. Height 108 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 60/10/60 mm. Provenance: Barry Cathcart. from Jeanette Hayhurst
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A Venetian revival wine, Venetian circa 1880, saucer shape with 'vetro a reticello' decoration bowl, twisted tape stem, and a conical foot with moulding. 10.6 cm high 10.2 cm diameter. A nice revivalist example. Phaidon Guide to Glass page 58
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A jelly, English circa 1750, wrythen ribbed round funnel bowl, ribbed button stem, and a conical foot. 9.6 cm high. Excellent jelly example. Reference: Charleston, pl43b
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A syllabub, English circa 1750, moulded round funnel with saucer top bowl, and a moulded double dome foot with ribbing. Height 95 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 60/15/60 mm. Reference: English Glass for the Collector by Bernard Hughes, pages 83 to 84. Early syllabubs were plain without decoration, moulded ribbing advertised in 1760s.
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A Jelly with lemon squeezer base, English circa 1780, flared and ribbed with notches round funnel and notched rim bowl, short stem with merese, and a lemon-squeezer foot, engraved with star cut, ribbing, lip scalloped. 13 cm high. Reference: Phaidon guide p150
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A wine goblet with double air-twist stem, English circa 1765, ogee goblet bowl, double series air twist stem, comprising four spiral air tapes outside three spral air threads, and a sonical foot. Height 184 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 83/15/10 mm. A rare double air twist goblet
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A composite-stem wine goblet, English circa 1740, bell bowl, Composite stem, knopped multiple spiral air twist below plain section, and a conical foot. Height 195 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 85/18/85 mm. A particularly attractive shape.
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A moulded pedestal stem sweetmeat, English circa 1750, pan topped with arch and angle cutting, flat lip bowl, eight-sided moulded pedestal stem with tear between collars, and a domed foot with rim cut in scollops. Height 135 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 95/20/75 mm. Provenance: Rex Ebbott coll. No255
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A reproduction heavy baluster wine goblet, English circa 2015, pointed round funnel, solid base bowl, Inverted baluster with tear stem, and a folded conical foot. 18.5 cm high. Made, and signed by Mark Taylor on pontil, 2015. Georgian glass maker.
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A reproduction plain-stem wine goblet, English circa 2015, trumpet bowl, drawn plain stem stem, and a folded conical foot. Height 188 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 95/24/88 mm. Provenance: Made, and signed by Mark Taylor on pontil, 2015. Georgian glass makers
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An air-twist wine goblet, English circa 1745, drawn trumpet bowl, four thread mercury twist stem, and a domed foot. 18 cm high. Reference: L.M.Bickerton 395
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A large triple air-twist goblet, English circa 1760, round funnel bowl, triple spiral air twist stem with four mercury spiral tapes o/s pairr mercury corkscrews, and a conical foot. 18 cm high. Provenance: Rex Ebbott coll. No 47
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An air-twist ale, English circa 1760, round funnel, slightly waisted bowl, two mercury twist tapes in stem, and a conical foot. Height 182 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 75/12/58 mm. Beautiful bowl shape. Reference: Turnball & Heron, p170
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A composite-stem wine glass, English circa 1750, bell bowl, composite stem withshort plain section over inverted baluster, multiple spiral air twist, and a conical, folded foot. Height 165 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 66/13/77 mm. Reference: Turnball & Heron, p82, Bickerton p188
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A reproduction air twist ale flute, English circa 2015, flute bowl, two mercury tapes stem, and a conical foot. Height 195 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 73/15/53 mm. Provenance: Made, and signed by Mark Taylor on pontil, 2015. Georgian glass maker
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An air-twist wine glass, English circa 1750, round funnel bowl, single spiral air twist, cable twist stem, and a conical foot. Height 162 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 68/13/57 mm. Reference: L.M.Bickerton, 429
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A plain-stem wine glass, English circa 1745, round funnel, waisted bowl, plain stem, and a folded foot. Height 147 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 75/12/56 mm
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Six friends of Jacobites colour-twist stem wine glasses, English circa 1850, a set of six wine glasses with opaque red and white threads around a white gauze core, each engraved with Jacobite rose, leaves and a moth. but no buds. 12.7 cm high. Provenance: Una Fraser Collection Melbourne. Originally from collection of Mrs Treacy 1920/1930, wife of Captain Treacy, secretary of The Melbourne Club. See also lot 247
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A revival enamelled and gilt glass, C1900, Probably Francesco Toso Borella, Pauly & C. (Compagnia Venezia Murano), Venice, Italy 1900s, after a Renaissance model, enamelled and gilded clear glass. 13.7 cm high
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A toddy-lifter with engraved crest, English circa 1820, inverted balaster with five slab cuts and merese above, exquisite engraving of a crest featuring a leopard. Height 156 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 30/40/15 mm
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A dwarf flamiform ale glass, English C1730, conical bowl with flamiform & wrythen moulding, rudimentary stem with swelling and ribbing, and a conical, flat foot. Height 118 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 54/-/52 mm. Reference: Originally Ebott fig 35 dates to 1780, but according to Trubridge, glass journal vol 1 1720 is more appropriate
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A dwarf ale glass, English circa 1780, conical, wrythen bowl, short, knop & collar stem, and a flat conical foot. Height 132 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 75/14/58 mm. Reference: E.B.Haynes x111/4
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A plain-stem ale glass, English circa 1780, cylindrical bowl, plain stem with basal knop, and a conical, folded foot, engraved with wheel, hops and barley. Height 144 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 65/12/52 mm. Reference: E.B.Haynes viii/5
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A dwarf ale glass, English circa 1780, conical, wrythen bowl, short knop & collar stem, and a Ffat conical foot. Height 123 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 72/12/62 mm. Reference: E.B.Haynes x111/4
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An opaque-twist ale glass, English circa 1765, round funnel bowl, single spiral opaque twist multiple corkscrew stem, and a conical foot. Height 195 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 78/15/65 mm. Good example of ale glass
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A plain-stem cider glass, English circa 1770, ovoid bowl, plain stem, and a conical foot, engraved with Festoons and stylised sprigs of apples. Height 150 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 80/20/65 mm. Reference: L.M.Bickerton, 855
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A plain-stem ale glass, English circa 1740, round funnel, slightly waisted bowl, plain stem, and a conical, folded foot, engraved with two barley stems and a bunch of hops. Height 175 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 75/15/58 mm. Good example of engraved plain stem ale
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A plain-stem wine glass, English circa1740, ogee bowl, plain stem, and a folded foot. Height 145 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 75/15/52 mm. Reference: L.M.Bickerton 241
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An engraved ale glass, England circa 1740, Rounded funnel bowl with plain stem, conical folded foot, engraved with plants. 14.7 cm high
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A faceted wine glass, English circa 1770, round funnel bowl, hexagonal faceted stem, and a conical foot. Height 145 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 58/17/70 mm. Provenance: Rex Ebbott coll. No 77
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A reproduction opaque-twist wine glass, English circa 2015, ogee bowl, opaque twist stem comprising two spiral outer tapes, one solid, the other with 14 threads, outside a spiral central core, and a conical foot. Height 155 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 70/14/52 mm
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A Lobmeyr wine glass, Austria circa 1890, slab cut, conical bowl, cut inverted baluster with mereses and basal knop stem, and a conical, flat, cut design foot, profusley engraved with electrical engraving tool including lobmeyr mark. 17 cm high
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A plain-Stemmed wine glass, English circa 1770, ogee bowl, plain stem, and a solid conical foot, engraved with printies, ovals & flowers. Height 118 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 62/13/45 mm. Reference: E.B.Haynes 1v/6
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An opaque-twist wine, English circa 1770, ogee bowl with basal moulding, double spiral opaque twist stem with pair of spiral threads outside gauze stem, and a flat conical foot. Height 145 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 17/14/52 mm. Reference: L.M.Bickerton 444
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A single-spiral opaque-twist wine glass, English circa 1750, ogee bowl, single spiral opaque twist, single solid band stem, and a conical foot. Height 130 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 72/13/50 mm. A rare twist, and very attractive. Reference: Inv in geo glass, p74, top centre
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An engraved opaque-twist cordial glass, Irish circa 1765, ogee bowl, double spiral opaque twist with a pair of spiral tapes outside corkscrew stem, and a conical foot, engraved with circles and hatching around lip. Height 145 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 73/13/54 mm. Reference: L.M.Bickerton,661
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An engraved tumbler, English circa 1788, small cylindrical bowl, engraved with wreath, M. Chrestin, St Bertin,1788. birds and flower. Height 62 mm, Diameter 55 mm. Unusually small, dated 1788
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A small plain-stem wine glass, English circa 1800, moulded wrythen ogee bowl, short plain stem with centre and moulded basal knop, and a conical foot. Height 95 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 55/10/45 mm. An unusual wrythen wine
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A short plain-stem wine glass, English C1830, flaired bucket bowl with cut flutes at base and vertcal notching above, rudimentary engraving with central bladed and basal knops, folded stem, and a conical foot. Height 125 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 55/12/55 mm
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A small ale glass, English circa 1750, Flared conical with flutes two thirds up bowl, Rudimentary ball knop at top, cushion knop at bottom stem, and a conical foot. Height 120 mm
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A short ale glass, English circa 1810, conical bowl, bladed knop stem, and a conical, flat foot, engraved with oats, barley, initials JJB, a dove with olive branch. Height 130 mm, Foot/Stem/Bowl 65/10/60 mm
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