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Title: ID twisted stem sherry / liqueur glasses
Post by: esdempsey on June 09, 2009, 10:56:29 AM

I posted this on the scandinavian topic and no one replied, so I guess these are not Nordic design. Does anyone recognize this design?

My friend has a set of wine glasses (liqueur? sherry?) that she acquired in the late 1950s.

Does anyone recognize the design as Scandinavian / Nordic?

The glass has a clear twisted stem, 3 branches. The bowl is a smoke brown, greenish cast. The glass stands 10 cm tall, approximately 4 inches. It's a little larger than most liqueur glasses I've seen, but a little smaller than most sherry glasses.

Thanks.

Title: Re: ID twisted stem sherry / liqueur glasses
Post by: Lustrousstone on June 09, 2009, 11:16:15 AM

Welcome to the board,  :)
Twisted stem glasses seem to have been made in many places. The twist on these seems a little crude though. How is the top rim finished? Has it been ground?

Can you add where you are to your profile please. Sometimes it can help provide a starting point for an ID

Title: Re: ID twisted stem sherry / liqueur glasses
Post by: esdempsey on June 09, 2009, 05:37:45 PM

Thanks for the reply -- I live in the U.S. and the glasses were purchased in the U.S. as far as I know.

I am so new to the subject that I do not know how one tells if the rim is ground or not.

Sharon

Title: Re: ID twisted stem sherry / liqueur glasses
Post by: esdempsey on June 09, 2009, 09:06:26 PM

regarding the rim of the twisted stem glass - When I run my finger over the rim, it seems rough, There is not a smooth lip on it. So I assume it is ground glass.

Title: Re: ID twisted stem sherry / liqueur glasses
Post by: Lustrousstone on June 10, 2009, 06:25:50 AM

Perhaps Czechoslovakia then, or elsewhere in Continental Europe... could be from anywhere really

Title: Re: ID twisted stem sherry / liqueur glasses
Post by: esdempsey on June 15, 2009, 01:39:39 PM

Thanks, Christine. Did you say that the twisted stem glasses could be Czechoslovakian because the rim is ground glass? Or because of the design?

Do you collect uranium glass and thus have the signature uranium towers?

Title: Re: ID twisted stem sherry / liqueur glasses
Post by: Lustrousstone on June 15, 2009, 02:06:11 PM

Ground rims, which are horrid to drink from, seem to be a feature of glasses from Continental Europe, including Czechoslovakia. But they could be from anywhere, including the US

Yes I collect uranium glass...