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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: norman warbreck on October 29, 2014, 08:54:22 AM

Title: English/German drinking glass c1730/40
Post by: norman warbreck on October 29, 2014, 08:54:22 AM

along with the other is this lovely glass which i tracked down as either English or German dated 1730/40 Folded foot

Any other ideas please

many thanks
norman

Title: Re: English/German drinking glass c1730/40
Post by: Antwerp1954 on October 29, 2014, 12:08:45 PM

Or possibly Dutch. Is it made of lead or soda glass? height? Could be as late as 1750.

Title: Re: English/German drinking glass c1730/40
Post by: norman warbreck on October 29, 2014, 01:38:31 PM

i would say it is lead glass....and the height is slightly more than 14cm

Title: Re: English/German drinking glass c1730/40
Post by: norman warbreck on October 29, 2014, 05:38:03 PM

After much searching...here is an example...that looks very much like the one i posted.
I have seen several sites stating English and others German ?

http://www.antiqueglass.co.uk/Enlargement.php?StockID=479

Title: Re: English/German drinking glass c1730/40
Post by: norman warbreck on October 29, 2014, 05:50:40 PM

So after a lot of looking around..here is some good history about this glass....and seems like after all it is English.

http://www.glassmaking-in-london.co.uk/fitzwilliam/chapter7

Title: Re: English/German drinking glass c1730/40
Post by: oldglassman on November 04, 2014, 05:41:01 PM

 Hi ,
            Only just read this thread and I would say the glass posted is not lead it looks very like soda glass to me and I would think probably German or Thuringian mid 18th century,the many bubbles in the glass the debased form of the stem the irregular fold on the foot all say soda glass and not English.

 cheers
               Peter.

Title: Re: English/German drinking glass c1730/40
Post by: norman warbreck on November 04, 2014, 05:58:45 PM

Hi Peter
Thank you so much. I have just yesterday had it confirmed by a leading glass dealer in London...it is just as you say.
Not been that good on glass but he has helped me in depth...so from here on i will know the difference between soda glass and the rest.
Easy finding the goodies with a sort of good eye but as not the expert in old drinking glasses.

Once again many thanks
norman