Fine Georgian glass with large bubble in plain stem, domed foot, c.1755
$950.00 AUD
Fine Georgian glass of trumpet form, with large elongated bubble in a plain stem, on a domed foot.
Circa 1755
16.5cm high,
bowl 7cm
foot 7.5cm
Excellent condition
From an old Australian collection.
The bubbles that appear in stems of glasses at this period are a form of decoration, but also had a purpose; the Excise Act of 1745-6 had a tax levied on glass by weight; a bubble lightened the cost of this tax! This soon became elaborate decoration in the form of air-twists.
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