Antique glass firing glass English c1800

Code: 11888

Dimensions:

Flange foot drawn trumpet firing glass with polished pontil to under side of foot English late 18th - early 19th century.

Bowl dia:   6 cm.

Foot dia:    7 cm.

Foot thickness: 1.2 cm.

Condition Very good. 

Note: A firing glass is usually a small dram glass with short thick stem, a thick foot sometimes flanged. They were used at ceremonial occasion, after a toast was offered by being rapped loudly on the table.

Marris  Antiques - I have been a specialist antique glass dealer since 1986.  My stock consists of a wide range of antique 18th and 19th century English and Irish glass including antique drinking glasses, rummers, tumblers, decanters, coloured glass and a selection of late 19th & early 20th century Whitefriars glass. My website displays a small selection of my glass, however, if you are looking for something specific and cannot find it, please do not hesitate to contact me direct from my website contact page,  Email mail@marrisantiqueglass.com or Telephone: +44 (0)7841 500644.