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These stems are long gone, but it was only today that I came across an attribution. Appears that they were made in the ’70s by a company names Thomas Crystal, possibly from Germany.
Don’t know anything about the company but I think that the pattern name is Baccus.
Amazing how you can come across something. Good excuse to be online!
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June 16, 2013
Unfortunately I am no closer to identifying this stem, but….I recently came across one additional blank (on the left) with the same details on the stem. I think that this is a wine glass (beside the original sherbert). Same thin glass, without flaws. Still love to know the origin.
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Original post – January 24, 2013
These are pretty cool stems – I have four. Different from anything else I own, and normally I wouldn’t give them a second look…..but obviously I did and I am glad I did.
I am guessing that they are sherberts/ice cream dishes, but of course they can be used for anything you want. They stand 4 7/8 inches tall with openings of 3 3/4 inches.
The stem/base is decorated with hobnails, flowers and what appears to be oak leaves. The stem is solid which makes the glass relatively heavy, and stable on a table. Tee hee.
The bowl is a lovely shape. Even though the ‘pinging’ of the bowl doesn’t really mean anything, I always ‘ping’ mine. This has a gorgeous tone.
I am guessing that I will never find anything out about these glasses. 
I often wonder how the rims of old sherberts have remained intact with spoons being banged against them. I figure that no one ever actually used them for desserts, just for drinking out of, or for display.
No idea how old these might be. Guessing (wildly) 1940s-1960s.
Hello love your site I have a pattern I’ve be unable to identify I was wondering this there a way to share an image and your thoughts on it? Thank You.
Hi – No I don’t recall seeing anything like it before. It’s the morning of getting back to work after the wekeend, so I don’t have much time to look for the pattern. But….finally…..someone has sent a photo to share…..first time – thank you. I don’t belong to Photobucket, but how about you email it to mapleleafvintage@hotmail.com and I’d be happy to post it for you. Maybe someone else will recognize it. Please send the dimensions as well. I assume that there are no markings?
I will give it some thought however and have a look.
Thanks for reading my blog!
cheers
d.b.
I spent a fair bit of time looking online for your piece, with no luck. Didn’t see anything like it. Kept thinking it might be a Westmoreland piece, but didn’t see anything close. I don’t have any reference books about animals in glass. But I will keep this is mind when I am trolling around. I’ll be happy to post the photo for you however and let someone else out there have a look. cheers. d.b.