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Title: Edwardian glasses?
Post by: bat20 on November 05, 2013, 09:01:28 AM

Hi all,i was pleased to find a set of these, what i take to be Edwardian large sherry glasses,11CM ht 6.5CM WD,they have a polished pontil with a cut stem and stars on the bowl, when flicked they have a lovely long clear ring.To me they seem very good quality and maybe made by a maker someone recognises,also just to check they maybe earlier than i think,many thanks..

Title: Re: Edwardian glasses?
Post by: Paul S. on November 05, 2013, 09:27:07 AM

possibly early C20.............but since Edward reigned for only ten years, and drinking glasses decorated with these small stars are known to have been around for vastly longer then impossible to be sure.              I would have thought more like mid to late Victorian  -  the Silber & Fleming catalogues show many patterns of table glass with such stars.
They're attractive, I have different shapes/sizes and they make a good theme to collect, and as you say they always seem to have a good ring :)

P.S.   when you say a set, do you mean half dozen?

Title: Re: Edwardian glasses?
Post by: bat20 on November 05, 2013, 09:41:58 AM

Thanks Paul,yup 6, they have a slight grey mauve tint to them and i would say spent most of their life on show.

Title: Re: Edwardian glasses?
Post by: Paul S. on November 05, 2013, 08:55:21 PM

the colour you speak of may possibly be a little sun-purpling - alternatively, too much lead ;D

hope you don't object  -  a picture with some of the shapes I've found so far.

Title: Re: Edwardian glasses?
Post by: bat20 on November 05, 2013, 09:38:42 PM

Thanks Paul,i think i better clean my stars!