Topic: Gilded glass

[bat20]

Hi all,sadly this glass has a large chip on the under side of the base so worthless i would imagine,it is gilded with a broken pontil and a slightly recess around the pontil,the foot is narrower than i would expect so i'm wondering if it's Dutch and maybe earlier than 1810 or so.It has a short ring(ping)and maybe a bit brighter than normal, but certainly has the feel and tooling marks of an early glass,any thoughts many thanks..

[neil53]

Hi,

It has the style and look of an early 19th century port glass, c1820.  They are pretty common in their plain state but gilding is a relative rarity. 

[bat20]

Thanks Neil,i think the foot may have been ground although there is a ledge rather than being flat,it really was the gilding that made me think it could have been older.