Glass Message Board

  I think if it is lead glass you could narrow the possibilities considerably. I do not recall seeing the arch cutting on top of the foot on other glasses of this general shape. Possibly mid 19th century or earlier?

  Light refraction on cut glass can play some tricks on the naked eye, maybe more so on cut glass of color..

Thought this was one of their 'Bristol Blue' range but it doesn't have the vertical ribs so it's something new to me, same height as the Studio 'shoulder' vase range but just marked Royal Brierley, with silver rim just how much more stuff did they make ?

  I usually think French first when I see this shape of foot and rim treatment in lead glass. Of course it is not necessarily so.

Picked up a lovely pair of small antique wine glasses today i have not had a pattern that
looked like these ones in the past, The feet are faceted and the whole height of the bowl
and stem have vertical slice cuts. The glass reminds me very much of the unusual colors
that Richardsons employ in some of their glass making techniques where by they have
colors unlike many of the other companies. The glass when seen through a loop shows little
impurities like many olde glasses show, The base pictures not very clear sadly but will improve in the
morning light but has wear etc as old glasses do i feel it's quite an intriguing design any
ideas would be helpful measures 5 1/4" tall.

The pontil has been ground out completely smooth and slightly concave. That is quite typical of WMF, but I have not handled enough Loetz to know what is typical for them. What seems like a 'blob' is not there. It's just a trick of the light. I don't have the bowl to hand at the moment. I'm at home and the piece is at the museum.