Antique Hand-Made Ruby Crystal Cut to Clear Goblet Set

Antique Hand-Made Ruby Crystal Cut to Clear Goblet Set

Hand-blown and hand-cut dark ruby overlay Bohemian roemers. Impressive set of 6 crystal ruby overlay cut glass goblets, all in excellent condition.

Blown by hand and the pattern was cut by hand. Stylized roemer shape with double wafer stem. Stem and foot hand-formed and applied to vessel. A thick layer of dark ruby red glass was overlaid on colorless and then cut away to reveal the pattern. The rims are polished flat.

No uranium or manganese present. Made of lead crystal. The pattern and size vary slightly because they are hand-made. Top quality…when these were made only the very rich could afford to own them.

Form, method of creation, style of decor, and crystal recipe help date these wonderful old goblets from the late 1800’s to early 1900’s. The beautiful “Bohemian” style of overlay cut glass has been made for centuries and is still made today. Present-day overlay glass is mixed, blown and cut by machine, usually made in Poland or the Czech Republic (and even in China). These stunning relics of the past were all hand-cut.

Yesteryear’s Bohemian glass was made in France, Germany or Czechoslovakia. At the turn of the 19th Century, American makers like Duncan Miller made this beautiful glass style also. Each measure approx. 4.25″ tall.