Two Georgian Wrythen Moulded Ale Glasses c1780

Description

Heading : Two Georgian Wrythen Moulded Ale Glasses c1780
Period : George III
Origin : England 
Colour : Clear 
Bowl :  Pointed funnel
Stem : Plain with flattened basal ball knops. and more extended ball knops at the collar
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead 
Size :  The taller 13.5 cm height.  6.0 cm diameter bowl. 6.8 cm diameter foot 
Size :  The shorter 13.4cm height.  5.9cm diameter bowl. 6.5cm diameter foot 
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks; the shorter glass has some trapped bubbles near the rim
Restoration : None 
Weight:  236 grams combined

Note:  the very slightly smaller glass has an attractive feature whereby the twists in the wrythening ‘tighten’ as they near the topmost rim. so the bands become closer together