Scottish Antiques is a third generation family business, a team of professional antiquarians with six full time members of staff. We supply a wide range of unusual and rare 18th and 19th century glass, porcelain and silver to collectors around the world.
Balusters and Balustroids to Air Twists and Opaque Twist glasses, Worcester porcelain, Meissen and Sevres. We are dedicated to meeting the requirements of collectors from Adelaide to Zurich. Our company is VAT registered in the United Kingdom and audited. Please contact us for VAT discounts for all buyers resident outside of United Kingdom.
Scottish Antiques are a third generation family team of professional antiquarians with five full time members of staff. We supply a wide range of unusual and rare 18th and 19th century glass and porcelain to collectors around the world. Balusters and Balustroids to Air Twists and Opaque Twist glasses. We always have a selection of Worcester porcelain, Swansea, Spode and Sèvres and other 18th century manufactories from Germany, England and France . We are dedicated to meeting the requirements of collectors from Adelaide to Zurich.
The company is VAT registered in the United Kingdom. For anyone outside of the EU please contact us for export VAT discounts. We also offer discounts for debit card payments via Worldpay to everyone.
Please see the "Contact Us” section below for our phone and email coordinates, Facebook and Twitter details. Please do not hesitate to contact us.
Code 2017020490
Heading : A set of six uranium wine glasses
Date : c1900
Period : Victoria
Origin : England
Colour : Vaseline green uranium glass
Bowl : A cup bowl engraved with a geometric band similar to the Greek key style
Stem : A slender slice cut stem
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Polished
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 11.6cm tall with a 6.2cm bowl and 6.2cm feet
Condition : Excellent, no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight : 420 grams combined
Additional Information : A set of six antique uranium wine glasses. This type of glass is coloured by adding a small ammount of uranium to the melt usually around 2% by mass. The metal ions within the glass oscillate when exposed to ultraviolet light and emit green light
Notes on Postage Costs
All items that we sell are packed to the highest standards. Every item is fully insured and tracked during transit.
Royal Mail Parcelforce collect from us every day except Sunday and Bank holidays. We will email the tracking details of every parcel to every customer. Our contact details are on the "Contact Us" section below. The standard service is 48 Hour Signed and Tracked within the UK and International Signed and Tracked outside the UK. Upon special request we can use 24 hour tracked services within the UK when required for a premium.
We will offer discounts for posting multiple items. Please email us or call us before you check out to arrange this. Our contact details are on the "Contact Us" section below. We are a third generation family business with seven staff and endeavour to blend the best of old fashioned values with modern electronic business. Please call us if you have any questions about an item or about ourselves, we will be delighted to hear from you.
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