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Set of 5 Antique Crystal Wine Glasses with Hexagonal Foot & Panel-Cut Body, c.1900
Set of 5 Antique Crystal Wine Glasses with Hexagonal Foot & Panel-Cut Body, c.1900
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Five glasses. One century. Zero chips. That's the kind of track record that deserves a round of applause — and then a round of whatever you're pouring.
This matched set of five late-Victorian crystal wine glasses has survived 125 years in near-mint condition, which is either a miracle of careful storage or a sign that someone had very good taste and very steady hands. Each glass sits on a solid hexagonal crystal foot — six perfectly faceted sides that catch the light from every angle — connected to the bowl via a short faceted knop stem. The bowl is a classic tulip-trumpet shape, covered in vertical panel cuts that run from the base of the bowl upward, giving the glass a clean, architectural quality that feels both Victorian and surprisingly modern.
Look down into the bowl from above and you get a starburst of radiating cuts converging on the hexagonal knop — the kind of detail that makes you appreciate the glassmaker's craft all over again. Look at the base from below and you get a perfect hexagonal concentric pattern, like a geometric flower frozen in crystal.
Sold as a set of five. All matching, all in excellent condition. The kind of glasses that make a dinner table look like it belongs in a period drama — in the best possible way.
- Origin: Europe (likely Bohemia or England)
- Period: c.1900
- Material: Hand-cut lead crystal
- Dimensions per glass: 11.5 x 6.5 cm
- Total weight (set of 5): 166 g
- Features: Hexagonal faceted foot; faceted knop stem; vertical panel-cut bowl; starburst interior base; concentric hexagonal exterior base
- Condition: Near mint — no chips, cracks or cloudiness
- Sold as: Set of 5 matching glasses
- Recommended placement: Dining room
WARNING: Serving wine in these glasses will immediately raise the bar for every dinner party you host. Maison de L'oro accepts no responsibility for any subsequent pressure to match your tablecloth, upgrade your cutlery, or explain to guests why yes, those are 125-year-old crystal glasses and no, they are not just for display. You've been warned.
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