AN 18TH CENTURY TWO-HOUR SANDGLASS
the glass bulb containing volcanic sand and set within frame with five turned supports, the end-pieces etched with decorative rings and notches, remnant ?makers label to one plate inscribed J Foster, 16 Narrowgate, Alnwick (bulb later) -- 9¼in. (23.5cm.) high

Condition Report
Timed at 2hr 5m
showing typical overall patina for its age. Glass is probably a 19thC replacement blown in one piece rather than an original example which would two pieces bound together by twine. The sand looks like volcanic sand and might be from the original two-piece glass.

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