Tall 18th Century Air Twist Wine Glass c1750

Description

Heading : Georgian air twist wine glass
Date : c1750
Period : George II
Origin : English
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Drawn trumpet
Stem : Air twist
Stem Features : Multi-spiral
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 7 1/4 inches tall with a 2 1/8 inch bowl and 3 1/8 inch foot
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight : 210 Grams

References :

Eighteenth Century English drinking glasses an Illustrated Guide. By L.M Bickerton – Page 150 Plate 392.

Old English Drinking Glasses Their Chronology and Sequence By Grant R. Francis F.S.A – Plate 82.

The Arthur Negus Guide To British Glass By John Brooks – Page 56 Plate 41.

English Table Glass By Percy Bate – Plate 40.

Miller’s Glass Buyers Guide – Page 106.

Miller’s Collecting Glass By Sarah Yates – Page 55.

English Table Glass By E.M.Elville – Page 69 Plate 28.