Pair of Olde English Crystal Small Cut Lead Crystal Brandy Glasses with Original Sticker

This is a pair of high-quality cut lead crystal brandy glasses from the lesser-known Olde English Crystal Company.

The balloon-shaped bowl is cut with a circumferential ring of printie or lens cuts just below the rim that have been overcut above and below by a band of leaf-shaped mitre cuts.

Just below the centre is a ring of eight large crosses, the upper and lower limbs of which come into close approximation. Within the diamond-shaped panel formed between adjacent crosses is a lattice of diamonds in relief. Above the centre of each cross is a three-pointed fan cut, and below the centre is a horizontal oval cut.

There is a broad discoid attachment at the junction of the bowl and the short, tapering stem. The foot is star-cut in the centre and unmarked.

One glass bears the original blue and gold sticker, which reads ‘OLDE ENGLISH CRYSTAL HAND MADE IN ENGLAND’ around a shield containing three lions passant.

Each glass has a height of approximately 11.6cm, with a diameter across the rim of about 5.8cm and across the foot of about 6.6cm.

Each glass has a liquid capacity (to the brim) of 250ml.

They have an unwrapped weight of 570g.

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