Heading : Pedestal Stem Wine Glass with Dutch Heraldic Arms c1740
Period : George II
Origin : England 
Colour : Clear 
Bowl : Round funnel, engraved as below
Stem :A flattened, collar ball knop above a six sided pedestal stem with an extended tear, and diamonds to the shoulders
Foot : Domed and folded
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size :  17.3 cm height, 8.3 cm diameter bowl, 8.4 cm diameter base
Condition : No chips, cracks or flakes; one or two almost imperceptible scratches inside the bowl and a tiny pinprick burst bubble; one bubble within the stem, other than the tear
Restoration : None
Weight: 253g

Note : The coat of arms is that of the County of Holland, the Province of South Holland and The Province and States of Holland and West Friesa - distinctions between which are blurred by the constant state of political flux in northern Europe during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. If we are to assume that the engraving is contemporary with the date of the glass's form, then it depicts the County

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