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This vibrant cut crystal stemware is increasingly on the radar of collectors, and standard sets of six glasses can command prices of $100 and up, while others can run $100 or more per glass.
Cut glass wine glass made of lead glass. Lead glass, commonly called crystal, is a variety of glass in which lead replaces the calcium content of a typical potash glass. [1] Lead glass contains typically 18–40% (by mass) lead(II) oxide (PbO), while modern lead crystal, historically also known as flint glass due to the original silica source, contains a minimum of 24% PbO. [2]
A wine glass is a type of glass that is used for drinking or tasting wine. Most wine glasses are stemware (goblets), composed of three parts: the bowl, stem, and foot. There are a wide variety of slightly different shapes and sizes, some considered especially suitable for particular types of wine.
18th century stemware from the museum at Frederiksborg Palace, Denmark. Stemware is drinkware where the bowl stands on a stem above a foot [1] (base that allows to put the vessel down onto a table). It is usually made from glass, but may be made from ceramics or metals. The stemware is intended for cool beverages, like water or wine. [1]
Winston Porter Ociuso Crystal Wine Glass Stemware Set (6 pieces) $22 $50 Save $28. See at Wayfair. Wayfair Basics 25-Foot Outdoor String Light. $18 $29 Save $11. See at Wayfair.
Cut crystal wine glasses in the "Fakiris" series by the FA Knittel, Reinerzer Kristallglaswerke, in cameo glass technique. Originally a vessel of "crystal" exclusively meant one carved from the transparent mineral rock crystal, an extravagant and highly expensive object. The glass industry appropriated the term for glass objects. [3]