Topic: Edwardian Champagne Glass

[Ming]

This is the best looking champagne glass l have in my collection . The shape of the glass and the grinded pontil suggested Edwardian. The top part is engraved(toolmark presented) but the lower part is sandblasted. Make me wonder why don't they just sandblasted the whole thing.

[ipdglasspolishing]

Lovely glass. I can see the difference, above the band has been frosted by wheel? and below the band blasted.  :huh: Maybe the blaster could not do curves. :thud: :thup:

[krsilber]

It's more likely etched than sandblasted.  It would have been easy to mark straight lines around the glass, dip the bowl and stem in wax up to the lines, and etch the wide band.  Dealing with details (e.g. curved areas, the raised line at the top of the etched area) would have added labor; the top area was small enough that it was easier to grind it by hand.  That's my guess, anyway.

...hmm.  I wonder whether the proud thin band was made with resist, and the etched area actually went beyond it.  It's very sharply delineated both top and bottom - but not actually smooth.  The wax dip would not have to be precise, since the boundary of the etch was smoothed by wheel grinding.

Very nice example of the techniques used together.  Great shape.

[Ming]

Thanks for your explanation, Kristi.
I do love the shape as well, so elegant.