quoting 'Georgian' as a time period tends to be rather a catch all phrase for anything that's 'probably earlier than Victorian but of which we're unsure as to exactly when, and it sounds good too'.
Obviously, the likes of antiques, generally, have an overall better chance of survival the later in the 1714 to 1830 period that they were born, but for my money I'd like to see a little more effort as to what people mean when saying simply Georgian.
At one end we're not that far removed from the innovative work of Ravenscroft and his Savoy glassworks, and at the other were almost into some of the most prolific mass produced pressed glass the world has ever seen - it's a staggeringly long period in terms of the effects of the industrial revolution, all overseen by the House of Hanover (George 1, II, III and IV).
We don't know for certain how this salt was made, but obviously a mould of some kind was involved, and if this was made on a commercial basis then it may have been produced in large numbers, so might that imply it was made late in the Georgian period? The 'Georgians', as in the C18 - were keen on cut glass (as much because mass produced pressed glass hadn't yet got off the ground), and this shows in their take on salts which were often miniature copies of large dishes and bowls - boat shaped and circular with pedestals and separately applied feet - but very decorative with much cutting.
I'll take a punt and suggest this piece was a product of the early C19 rather than the C18 - but of course still a piece of genuine Georgian glass
Topic: un-named clear glass salt. (Read 1115 times)
