Jacobite Thistle Wine Glass with Air-Twist Stem, English 1740/50
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A Jacobite wine glass with thistle shaped bowl and air-twist stem, English circa 1740/50, 16 cm high. Provenance: H.J.Quigley Antiques, South Australia 1985
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Jacobite - Wine glasses engraved with mottos and symbols of the Jacobites, who were supporters of Prince Charles Edward Stuart's claim to the English throne.
They were passed around amongst the members of secret groups devoted to the restoration of a Catholic monarch in Scotland and England under the House of Stuart.
The last Jacobite Rebellion ended with Charles Edward Stuart?s defeat at the Battle of Culloden in 1746. His image features on some of the Jacobite glassware.
Genuine examples of Jacobite glassware are dated between 1746 and 1788 but many later copies and forgeries are in circulation.
In November 2012 a Jacobite "Amen" glass, the rarest group of Jacobite glasses sold for £43,000 at auction in Shropshire, England.
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