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Ale & Champagne Glasses

Ales

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 Ł35 to c.Ł350, depending on their kind and their rarity.

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Georgian trumpet-bowl ale flute on bladed collar-knop & plain stem.
c. 1810. 5 5/8"/14.5cm. h.

GE318
Price Ł55

Rare Georgian flute-moulded ale glass on annular central & basal knops to rudimentary stem, folded foot.
Late 18th century. 4 7/8"/12.5cm. h.

GE225
Price Ł85

Georgian trumpet-bowl drawn stem ale glass on conical foot.
Late 18th century. 5 1/4"/13.5cm. h.

GE265c
Price Ł60

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

A2
Price Ł50

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

GD825
Price Ł50

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

GD768
Price Ł60

Georgian ale flute engraved with hops & barley on blade-knop stem.
c. 1810. 4 7/8"/12.5cm. h.

GE150
Price Ł60

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

GD653ab
Price Ł75 each, 653b Sold

Georgian trumpet-bowl, plain drawn stem ale glass on conical folded foot.
Mid 18th century. 6 1/8"/15.5cm. h.

GE296
Price Ł 85

Georgian wrythen ale glass on rudimentary stem (original blemish in bowl).
Late 18th century. 5 1/4"/13.5cm. h.

GE76
Price Ł55

Georgian ale flute engraved with hops & barley on basal knop & rudimentary stem.
Late 18th century. 4 3/4"/12.5cm. h.

GE307
Price Ł60

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

GB686
Price Ł55

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 Ł45

Champagnes

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.

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Set of four good quality engraved champagne bowls on fine stems & star-cut feet. Late 19th century.
4 3/8"/11cm. h., 3 3/8"/8.75cm. bowl dia.

GE336
SOLD

19th century slice-cut champagne flute on conical foot.
6 7/8"/17.5cm. h.

GE65
Price Ł50

19th century panel-cut champagne flute on hexagonally cut collar-knop & stem.
6 7/8"/17.5cm. h.

GE66
Price Ł50

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Set of four elegant champagne bowls with fine stems. Late 19th century.
5"/12.5cm. h., 3 3/8"/8.5cm. bowl dia.

GE335
Price Ł60

19th century panel-cut champagne flute on collar & blade-knop stem.
6 7/8"/17.5cm. h.

GE68
Price Ł50

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