Based In Suffolk, Jeff Sims antiques specializes in quality Silver, Glass and decorative items, with an emphasis on usable tableware and objets de vertu. With over 40 years experience in the antiques business, customer satisfaction is a priority and great care is taken in the description and authenticity of each item offered.
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LoveAntiques Dealersince Mar 2020Approved item802 sales by dealer
Six delightful Victorian glass champagne bowls, assembled to form a 'harlequin' set. Harlequin sets are individual examples placed together to celebrate a combination of their similarities and differences. This fine set are English and all date from the late-Victorian era.
Usefully doubling as cocktail glasses, the details are as follows :-
1. Band of slice cutting to bowl and supporting collar to plain stem. Polished pontil to foot.
2. Bands of prism and slice cutting, below a band of Greek Key pattern. Hollow and shaped slice cut stem and polished pontil mark to foot.
3. Band of etched pattern to top of bowl. Partial hollow stem and polished pontil to foot. Possibly Whitefriars.
4. Etched Greek key pattern to the bowl. Plain stem and polished pontil to foot.
5. Five bands of star etching to bowl. Plain stem with supporting collar and polished pontil to foot.
6. Etched fruiting vine pattern bowl. Plain stem and polished pontil to foot.
Dimensions given are an average. Height and width have very slight variations from glass to glass.
measurements
Height:
11.5 cm
Width:
8.5 cm
Depth:
8.5 cm
measurements
declaration
Jeff Sims Antiques has clarified that the Harlequin Set of 6 Victorian Champagne Glasses (LA517579) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being 19th Century
declaration
condition
condition
Excellent condition, with no chips, cracks or clouding.