Topic: old glass wine taster? tastevin?

[flying free]

... but it's honestly a bit too big to have been made to wear like this  (scroll down for photo of tastevin being worn)
http://www.meadowscollection.com/wineandvine2.htm

Edited to add -

scrolling further down the page they do indeed show a large Tastevin measuring 7.25" including handle. 
http://www.meadowscollection.com/images/invtastevin4a.jpg

They comment that it was probably supposed to do double duty to hold nuts etc as well as taste wine.  But it has cupoles and gadroons (that match with other silver smaller tastevin in design) and so they say was made to taste both red and white wine apparently, if they have both these designs on them.
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[Ivo]

The one in the Meisenthal catalogue is described as "assiette à glace taill.126 et Etoile" - so ice cream plate size 126 mm with star bottom.

No idea what year the catalogue is - I presume 1930s. It is under "Articles Divers"- on the same page as the footed and unfooted gold fish bowls which are often mistaken for leech jars.

[flying free]

Oh good find Ivo, thank you!

is it identical to mine? do I have an id?

Thanks for taking the time to look for me.
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[flying free]

oh I've just seen the pic now - that's a good match I would say ... and icecream wont roll out.  Thanks 

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[Paul S.]

I see there are three (under the same listing) being sold currently on ebay, under Georgian glass - wine tasters c. 1820.
surprising how many seem suddenly to be on the market.

[flying free]

hmmm.  What size are they though.  I've also found another, handblown with lenses cut into it around the outside.  But not being sold as Georgian or a tastevin as far as I can remember - didn't keep a link to it.
I think mine is a good match for Ivo's catalogue pic don't you think? 
The only thing that is slightly bemusing me is that the glass on mine does look quite old.  Would they have been producing glass that looked like this in the 1930s?
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[Antwerp1954]

There is a set of three similar items up for sale on ebay at present.

Sorry just noticed post above.