6 French beer/wine glasses with sour etching ducks, anno 1820
6 French beer/wine glasses with sour etching ducks, anno 1820
Definition.
6 rare beer/wine glasses made in the second part of the 18th century in France.
The glasses are made of mouth-blown glass with lead, this is the old crystal.
The generous-sized rond-shaped bowls standing on baluster stems with wide plinths.
This glasses show there wonderfully rustic, hand-made Character, with there slightly uneven shapes and heights, and with trapped air bubbles in the clear glass.
The underside of the plinths show the pincer marks of the glassblower.
The glasses are beautifully decorated with sour etching scenes of ducks by a lake.
Please note:
These are completely handmade, so they can differ in size and weight. The shape is also not always perfectly the same.
The crystal at the 18th century was not yet as pure as what we know today.
In the early 19th century these were all beer glasses, now we use it more as wine glass.
Wine and liquor were very expensive drinks, only the rich could afford it.
To further enhance their standing in the light of day, the glasses had to be filled to the brim.
This was also a sign of abundance.
Given its age, a small trace of wear may be present, as well as glass threads, air bubbles and imperfections are completely normal for handmade antique glassware.
Production time:
1800-1840
Origin / country:
France
Manufacturer:
Made in the area of Pays de Caux, Normandy
Model / name:
Dimensions:
Height: 15 cm
Diameter rim glass: 7 cm
Weight / glass: 144 gr
Condition:
2nd hand / good condition / no chips of cracks
Order referention:
250207