A very rare double 'B' handled stemmed jelly glass, circa 1740-50 The flared thistle-shaped bowl moulded with fine flutes, applied with double 'B' handles, set on a tall plain stem with a basal cushion knop, over a conical foot, 16.4cm high Footnotes: Provenance Lanham Collection Glasses of this rare and unusual form are discussed by Tim Udall, 'Glasses for the Dessert II', Glass Circle Journal, Vol.5 (1986), pp.37-38, where the author suggests that they may have served as 'top glasses' in dessert arrangements, or perhaps used as drinking glasses. Two similar glasses in Corning Museum of Glass are illustrated on p.56, fig.35. See also the example illustrated by L M Bickerton, Eighteenth Century English Drinking Glasses (1986), p.109, no.227. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing