A rare Royal commemorative moulded stem glass, c.1714, the round funnel bowl with a solid base,

A rare Royal commemorative moulded stem glass, c.1714, the round funnel bowl with a solid base, raised on a four-sided pedestal stem moulded with a crown to each corner, flanking diamonds or stars, over a folded conical foot, 12.7cm.

These glasses are believed to have been made to celebrate the coronation of King George I and are thought to be a pre-cursor to the moulded glasses with diamonds on the shoulders (c.f. L M Bickerton, An Illustrated Guide to Eighteenth Century Drinking Glasses, no.191 for an example with crowns but no diamonds).