Lot 57
FACETED AND ENGRAVED WINE GLASS
CIRCA 1760
Fine Furniture and Works of Art
Auction: 27 January 2016 at 10:00 GMT
Description
the funnel bowl etched in capitals 'HODGE PODGE' and the date '5 MAY 1752' within laurel wreaths, on a facet cut stem and circular domed foot
Dimensions
17cm high
Footnote
Note:
This Glasgow club was founded in the 18th century and is still in existence. Records commenced on 5th May 1752 and Dr John Moore was a famous founding member. In its original form the club had a literary nature. They started out meeting monthly at seven but this was soon changed to five- 'the dinner hour among the better classes' - according to John Strang in his 1856 ' Glasgow and its clubs' where a full thirty-two pages are devoted to the history of this club. He continues 'with whist and conversation the evening passed till nine o'clock arrived'.