Elegant small dessert wine glass, of a conical shape set on a short foot, engraved with a floral garland and festoons; antique English Neo-Classical style, Georgian period, from circa 1790.
Condition: scratches and some surface wear
Size: Height: 13 cm Diameter: 5.5 cm
Style notes — Georgian period mainly refers to the second half of the 18th century and up to the 1820s. The style was predominantly neo-classical, that looked back at the ancient Greece and Rome and used those elements in design and decoration. Most Georgian items have straight and very clean lines and elegant repetitive floral patterns.
Facts of Lavish Cool fact — Monteith is an antique British wine glass cooler in the form of a large punch bowl filled with ice, with a toothed or coronet shaped top that allows hanging stem glasses upside down.