SOLD – Engraved Multi Spiral Air Twist Ale Glass c1750

Description

It has a long Round Funnel Bowl which has been engraved with Hops and Barley Leaves. It also has a very detailed Bee on one side of the bowl and a Moth on the other which is very unusual. Sits on a Double Knopped Multi Spiral Air Twist Stem above a high conical foot which has a rough pontil.

English lead. no chips cracks or restoration. a tall glass measuring 8 ½ inches tall with a 2 ¾ inch bowl and 3 ¼ inch foot.

References :

Old English Drinking Glasses Their Chronology and Sequence By Grant R. Francis F.S.A – Plate 200.

English Table Glass By Percy Bate – Plate 121.

The Illustrated Guide to Glass By Felice Mehlman – Page 96.