Topic: Engraved "Flip Glass".

[NevB]

These are usually called flip glasses after the mulled drink they were used for. This one is beautifully wheel engraved with a fox, a bird on a tree stump, foliage and ferns which have been intaglio cut. The rim is fire polished and it has a large ground pontil with the remains of a small part of the pontil mark in the centre and lots of wear. I think it's probably German or Bohemian and I'll risk saying it's early 19thC. although it could be earlier or later, it's difficult to date.

[NevB]

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[Ekimp]

That’s a bit different, don’t see many foxes. The composition of the bird and the type of cuts used have some similarities with my example:
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,71346.msg397204.html#msg397204

[NevB]

Thanks Ekimp, I can't find anything with the same sort of decoration. I'll reserve judgment on the age to see if anyone can come up with anything definitive, I'll try to add some better photos if I can.

[bat20]

Nice ,what’s it’s dimensions . I always thought flip was an American drink ?? The ones I’ve seen seem to have more bubbles and loosely made .Yup moe photos please 👍

[NevB]

Thanks bat20, it's difficult to photograph but I've added some more. It's 14cm. tall and 12cm. top diameter. From my research flip was a drink invented in America which involved mulling a varied mixture of beer, rum, sugar and spices etc. and later also eggs. The "flip" part was where the mixture was "flipped" between two glasses to mix it. A lot of the 19thC. ones were attributed as "Stiegel type" but apparently most of them were made in England or Germany/Bohemia. There are also many others available made with bubble glass and crudely engraved with ships.

[bat20]

Thanks nev 👍