Bidspirit auction | 18th C Roemer & Modern

18th C Roemer & Modern Rummer - One glass etched with date of 1761 - Please note the glass is in excellent condition, with very little wear.  Heading :Roemer Wine Glass Period : Second half 18th century Origin : Netherlands or Germany but the style is more typically Dutch Colour : Clear green tinted with some bubbles and inclusions Bowl : Tulip Stem : Hollow with two rows of applied raspberry prunts Foot : Fused coiled glass thread Pontil : Snapped Glass Type : Soda Size : 4 3/4 inches Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks Restoration : None Weight: 97.8 grams A rummer (also known as a Römer or Roemer, among other variations) was a type of large drinking glass studded with prunts to ensure a safe grip, popular mainly in the Rhineland and the Netherlands from the 15th through the 17th century. The hollow base was built up by coiling strands of molten glass around a conical core. Römers are usually green in colour and with Berkemeyers were sometimes engraved with images and inscriptions. The word Roemer was anglicised to become rummer, and English variants were widely produced from the late 18th century and throughout the 19th. Many Victorian rummers were engraved with both personal tributes and masonic symbols. Of all antique stemwares these are possibly the most usable, there are still some specialist dealers in the UK