Topic: old?? glasses, well made liqueur glasses

[jonchellycain]

hi all
just remembered these glasses, i am completly out of my comfort zone when it comes to drinking glasses but they where 50p for the 2 glasses and i thought i would have a go.
really well made little glasses, quality glass, gives a good ring when tapped.
the rim is NOT cut/polished, the stem is thick and has a hollow section in the middle, the foot is wider that the rim and has a very slight concave with a small concave polished pontil mark.
One of the glasses has slight damage, a chip to the foot but has heavy wear over most of the base, the second glass is perfect and also has heavy wear but just to the very outer rim of the base where it would sit
height 12.5cms, rim diameter 5.75cms foot diameter 6.25cms
can anybody tell me if this was 50p well spent? are they old? and where are they from, my guess would be completely blind but maybe english??
many thanks in advance michelle

[jonchellycain]

close up of the stem

[jonchellycain]

thought i would add, ive just been playing guess the uranium (i turn off all the lights and walk round with my UV stripe light on the extention lead, i know i really should get a life )
these glasses light up but not green (so no uranium) but a white with a slight hint of blue colour.. can anybody tell me why?? im presuming its a chemical reaction, and would this give any clue as to age and maker?
michelle

[Lustrousstone]

I think that's possibly the sort of reaction you can get with a high lead content.

[oldglassman]

Hi ,
    yes the UV rection is showing that they are lead glass , they look to be early 20thc sherry glasses or such like  , most likely english though could be french and at 50p a good buy :hiclp:

cheers ,
           Peter.

[jonchellycain]

Thanks for that, as i said completly not my area, but will have to try and buff up a bit and get learning

[Ivo]

I might add, could be Danish, could be Belgian, could be Finnish, could German too. This type of glass was generic, every producer of tableware had these in their catalogue, and all had similar i.e. high production and finishing standards.