Bowl and Lid - "The Bles Bowl"

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NCM 1955-61

This rare lidded punch bowl is a very early example of clear English lead crystal glass. It was made in c.1685, just after the death of George Ravenscroft, the inventor of this type of glass, which became the basis of the English glass making industry.

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