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As ale was very strong in the 18th century, it was drunk in smallish glasses, usually of funnel shape, called "dwarf" ales. The bowl was often engraved with hops and barley or made in wrythen glass. Finer examples on airtwist and opaque twist stems are very collectable, & would be found under Collectors' Drinking Glasses. Again, we stock a variety of ale glasses, ranging in price from £35 to c.£350, depending on their kind and their rarity.

 
Elegant Georgian panel-cut ale or sherry glass on annulated collar & blade-knop stem.  
c. 1810.  5 3/4"/15cm. h.

GD954
Price £25

 
Georgian ale flute on double-knop rudimentary stem, engraved with hops & barley.  
Late 18th century.  5 1/8"/13cm. h.

GD939
Price £65

Pair of Georgian panel-cut ale flutes on collar-knop stems & square lemon-squeezer feet.  
c. 1800.  4 7/8"/12.5cm. h.

GD915
Price £150 (or £85 each)

Georgian plain trumpet-bowl drawn stem ale on conical foot.  
Late 18th century.  5 5/8"/14.5cm. h.  Rim polished.

GD823
Price £55

 
Georgian ale flute with cushion shoulder knop & rudimentary stem.
Late 18th century.  5 1/8"/13cm. h.

GD852
Price £50

Georgian flute-moulded ale on knop & rudimentary stem.
 Late 18th century.  5 1/4"/13.5cm. h.

GD825
Price £50

 
Georgian wrythen ale glass on double basal knop & rudimentary stem.
Late 18th century.  5 3/8"/13.5cm. h.

GD768
Price £60

 
Interesting Georgian ale flute on collar-knop & thick stem.  
c. 1800.  5"/12.5cm. h.

GD880
Price £45

 
Two similar Georgian trumpet-bowl drawn stem ale flutes.
Late 18th century.  a: 5 7/8"/15cm., b: 6"/15.25cm.

GD653ab
Price £75 each

Georgian trumpet-bowl flute with drawn stem on conical folded foot.
Mid 18th century.  6"/15cm. h.

GD652
Price £85

Georgian plain trumpet-bowl drawn stem ale on conical foot.  
Late 18th century.  5 7/8"/15cm. h.  Foot polished.

GD822
Price £55

Georgian wrythen ale on shoulder & basal knop & rudimentary stem.  Late 18th century.  4 3/4"/12cm.

GC807
Price £55

 
Georgian flute-moulded ale glass on basal knop & rudimentary stem.
Late 18th century.  4 3/4"/12cm. h.

GC905
Price £50

Georgian flute-moulded ale on basal knop & rudimentary stem.
Late 18th century.  4 3/4"/12cm. h.

GC906
Price £50

 
Very finely wrythen Georgian short ale glass on basal knop & rudimentary stem.  
Mid 18th century.  5 1/8"/13cm.  Tiny nick inside rim.

GD766
SOLD

Georgian half-wrythen ale on basal knop & rudimentary stem. Late 18th century.
4 7/8"/12.5cm. h.

GC27
Price £55 

 Georgian flute-moulded dwarf ale on knop & rudimentary stem. Mid 18th century.
4 1/2"/11.5cm. h.

GB686
Price £55

Georgian panel-cut drawn stem flute engraved with "tulip" pattern.
c. 1780-1800.  5 3/8"/13.5cm. h.  Small nick under foot rim.

GD511
Price £45

18th century champagnes were probably synonymous with ales, although unengraved examples would be used. By the early 19th century "flutes" became taller and narrower, often with fine cutting.

 
Georgian panel-cut chmpagne flute on blade-knop stem.  
Early 19th century.  6 5/8"/17cm. h.

GD892
Price £50

19th century panel-cut champagne flute on facet-cut knop & stem.  
c. 1840.  7"/18cm. h.

GD893
Price £50

 
Georgian panel-cut champagne flute on collar & blade-knop stem.  
Early 19th century.  7"/18cm. h.

GD899
Price £50

 
Set of six fine quality Victorian champagne bowls with panel-cut flute bases on double-knop & teardrop cut stems.  Mid 19th century.  5 1/2"/14cm. h.  Plus one extra with tiny chip to foot.
GD551
Price £180 for the 1/2 dozen

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