Topic: 'Mercury' glass goblet, id if possible ?

[keith]

7 inches tall with a gilt interior, silvered finish still in good condition, loads of wear with palm trees, very festive 

[flying free]

is the disc still intact?
Did you see my post on Christmas treats from Germany? ( you didn't comment)
I put a link on there to a mercury glass page on the GMB.
I like it - I like the ones with the gilded interior (mine has this - looks fab on display)
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[keith]

Just had a look, sorry  beautiful decorations, had some similar many years ago, what happened to them I have no idea, can't put anything out like tinsel due to our 'eat anything he sees' chihuahua  the goblet is very similar to mine and yes the disc is missing, as usual 

[flying free]

 oh shame about the disc.  Mine is there fortunately but you can carefully put a cork bung in the base and that will stop the silver deteriorating any further.  Or probably even just seal it up with a bit of sellotape - at least that will stop the silver worsening.
I think yours is probably Bohemian.
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[keith]

Thanks  for the tip about using a cork, now I've got one somewhere, I think 

[Paul S.]

just seen in one of my books that some similar silvered glass was produced in the States -  'some with bands of painted roses' - toward the end of the C19 ..................   but I guess you know more accurately about this one.
There's a Max Miller joke about a lady and her Chihuahua  ...........   but can't tell it here

[flying free]

yes I did think of the US versions Paul when I saw the palm tree , good point.
Worth looking into.
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[flying free]

I doubt you'll get an id, but Bohemian makers did do palm trees

I think it is a Bohemian piece
http://www.antiquemercuryglass.com/pAGE6.html
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[keith]

Thanks m, 

[flying free]

welcome - I think it's probably better to use wax to seal it btw.
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