Antique Champagne Flute with Mixed Twist Stem c1765

Description

Heading : Antique champagne flute with mixed twist stem c1765
Period : George II-George III
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Slender conical
Stem : A pair of air twist taped outside an enamel gauze
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size :  19.0cm height.  5.6cm diameter bowl. 7.6cm diameter foot
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight:  171grams

Only the 8th example that we have offered for sale. Mixed twists occur in just five in every two hundred 18th century wine glasses.