Topic: Goblet - Georgian, Victorian, 20s or 30s?

[WhatHo!]

What Ho! I've had this goblet/tall ale glass for ages and im not sure when it was made or who may of made it. It is stunning looking thing, its 8 3/4" tall, 3 1/4" across the bowl, 3 1/4" across the foot and weighs 550g. It also has a ground pontil. I am pretty good on my vintage glassware but im not sure if its Geo, Vic or maybe 20s-30s? The metal is slightly darkish with lots of striation, i think it maybe 1830ish but i could be completely wrong?

[johnphilip]

At a quick look i dont believe it has a lot of age  or the foot would have been wider but not my strong point .so wait for the big boys .Nice engraving .

[Cathy B]

I've altered your subject line to try to attract someone who might be able to help. Is oldglassman around?

[oldglassman]

  Hi , Yes I am around having just returned from the frozen north , well!!   Fife actually,  sorry to say not a georgian glass , most likely early 20thc ,possibly Stourbridge, I have seen other examples but not being 17 or 18thc I dont really pay them much attention so cant really be more specific, of its type though it looks like a fine glass for large glug :thup:

Peter.

[WhatHo!]

What Ho! I have been informed (and i think likely he is right) that this by John Walsh Walsh 1930s, what do we think? Where's Bernard when you need him?

[Andy]

By Jove!!
I think youve got it ! A picture of 2 glasses on page 33 of Eric Reynolds book,
The glass of John Walsh Walsh, shows Floral and Fruiting Vine vases(?) not sure why it says vases,
maybe an error, they look like drinking glasses to me  
It doestn give sizes, yours is the fruiting Vine glass  

Edit. just noticed the size of yours, could be a vase after all !
Cheers
Andy

ps, Peter could i be cheeky and ask you to look at my old plates,
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,32489.0.html
 

[oldglassman]

Hi , Had a look at your plates and i am sorry  :cry: to say they are not really in my field of expertise, lol  If i have any at all , I am not sure that I agree with the comment that plates are rare before the advent of pressing , I have several 18thc plates ,including some 18thc lynn plates so I think we will have to wait for the 19th and 20thc experts to give there opinions ,though the bases look like they may have had a kind of sand blasting as opposed to acid frosting , but hey!!   thats a stab in the dark ,
What a great haul though to find so many very useable plates that certainly have some age and quality ,

Good luck with finding out about them

Cheers ,
             Peter.

[Andy]

Thanks Peter,
i will copy and paste your comments on to the thread (if thats ok)
Cheers
Andy

[oldglassman]

Yes  of course you may use the info on any of the forums pages ,

Cheers ,
          Peter.