{"product_id":"pair-of-antique-late-georgian-bristol-blue-hand-blown-glass-finger-bowls","title":"Pair of Antique Late Georgian Bristol Blue Hand Blown Glass Finger Bowls","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a lovely late Georgian \/ early Victorian pair of matching hand-blown finger bowls. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThese are a nice couple of bowls in lovely vintage condition - slightly lighter in colour and a bit lighter in weight than the four that I also have listed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe price is very fair, at just under £45 for each bowl - my two bowls (marked B) are the same size, date and colour (give or take a little on the size due to each being a unique individually hand-blown item). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThese antique glass finger bowls or rinsers - would have been used to rinse your fingers at a fancy dining tale after indulging fancy finger foods - or to rinse quickly wine glasses - so that different wines did not taint each other in a glass. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey are both in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or restoration - a little rubbing (slight and not disfiguring) to the pontil halo on the base - commensurate with age and them being picked up and down from a dining table.  This is a good sign! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEach finger bowl has a polished pontil to the base. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey measure (approx) 3 1\/2 inches in height - and with a diameter at the widest of 4 3\/4 inches. Each glass bowl is nearly 300 grams in weight unpacked). \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iconic Edinburgh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32931822534720,"sku":"29\/11\/2020","price":85.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/1902\/6240\/files\/pair-of-antique-late-georgian-bristol-blue-hand-blown-glass-finger-bowls-british-850.webp?v=1785154686","url":"https:\/\/www.iconicedinburgh.co.uk\/products\/pair-of-antique-late-georgian-bristol-blue-hand-blown-glass-finger-bowls","provider":"Iconic Edinburgh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}