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.