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Title: Georgian or repro folded foot ale glass?.
Post by: brucebanner on November 03, 2015, 10:33:20 AM

Hello all ,i have recently been asked this question about a similar glass i'm selling, it has the right colour, the right ring dirt in the folds from years of dust and a nice wide folded foot with a domed shape giving it a date between  1730-80 according to Wilkinsons Hallmarks of antique glass, however there is no rough pontil just a ball shape in the middle of the underside of the foot where the stem has been pushed into the foot, hence why i'm not sure it's of age as i have never seen a glass like this before.

So is it real or repro, any thoughts welcome, kind regards Chris.

4 inches in height, 2 1/4 inches across the foot and 1 1/2 inches across the rim.

Title: Re: Georgian or repro folded foot ale glass?.
Post by: Antwerp1954 on November 06, 2015, 03:38:31 PM

Can you tell us about the lip of the bowl. I'm thinking continental.

Title: Re: Georgian or repro folded foot ale glass?.
Post by: brucebanner on November 06, 2015, 07:39:47 PM

The bowl is fire polished thick and small considering the size of the foot.