Georgian Mercury Twist Wine Glass c1750

Description

Heading : Mercury air twist wine glass
Date : c1750
Period :  George II
Origin : English
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Drawn trumpet
Stem Features : Pair mercury corkscrews
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : Height 6 1/4 inches. bowl 2 3/8 inches. foot 2 1/2 inches
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : Although there is little visible evidence of restoration. we would say that the foot rim has been polished in the past.
Weight : 165g

References :

English Drinking Glasses by Ronald Gabriel – Page 29 Plate 20

Eighteenth Century English drinking glasses an Illustrated Guide. By L.M Bickerton – Page 156 Plate 412.

Old English Drinking Glasses Their Chronology and Sequence By Grant R. Francis F.S.A – Plate 98.

The Turnbull Collection of English 18^th Century Drinking Glasses By Martine S. Newby – Page 17.