Pair of Edinburgh Crystal ‘Thistle’ Design Liqueur or Cordial Glasses

This is a pair of high quality cut lead crystal liqueur or cordial glasses from the ‘Thistle’ suite by Edinburgh Crystal.

The bowl has an everted rim that is engraved with two highly detailed thistle and foliage motifs. Below this the bowl is waisted and cut with ten rectangular panels. There is a circumferential wedge cut surmounting a broad panel of raised diamonds that cover the entire rounded lower portion of the bowl. The base of the bowl is cut with six petals that extend down on the solid tapering stem as facets. The foot is star cut and marked off-centre with the words ‘EDINBURGH MADE IN SCOTLAND’.

PLEASE NOTE: The ever-popular ‘Thistle’ suite was reimagined towards the end of the 20th century and the original hand engraved thistle motif was replaced by a machine made design. These glasses are the earlier, hand engraved versions and we strongly recommend that if you are adding to existing stemware that you confirm that these are the correct style.

Each glass has a height of approximately 8.7cm, with a diameter across the rim of about 4.2cm and across the foot of about 4.5cm. There may be minor discrepancies in the dimensions due to the handmade nature of the glasses.

They are in excellent condition, with no chips or cracks.