Air Twist Wine Glass with Folded Foot c1745

Description

Heading : Georgian air twist stem wine glass
Period : George II
Date : c1745
Origin : England
Colour : Clear. good dark hue
Bowl : Drawn trumpet
Stem : Multi series air twist
Foot : Conical and folded
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size :   16.8cm tall. 7.6cm bowl. 8cm foot
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight : 206gms

Additional nformation : Air twist wine glasses with folded feet are very. One percent of all air twist stems have this attribute.

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.

English Table Glass By Percy Bate – Plate 40.

English Table Glass By E.M.Elville – Page 69 Plate 28.