SOLD – Georgian Drawn Trumpet Air Twist Wine Glass c1750

Description

A good solid example of a Georgian Multi Spiral Air Twist from 1750.

It has a conical bowl above a thick MSAT stem with a conical foot with the expected rough pontil.

English lead. no chips cracks or restoration. it measures 6 ½ inches tall with a 2 ¾ inch bowl and a 2 7/8 inch foot.

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.

English. Scottish & Irish Table Glass By G. Bernard Hughes – Page 81 Figure 36.

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.