SOLD – Georgian Mercury Air Twist Wine Glass c1750

Description

A magnificent Georgian Mercury Twist Wine Glass c1750.

It has a conical drawn bowl and a single series mercury twist stem consisting or a pair of corkscrews. Conical foot with snapped pontil. This is a bold example of a mercury twist and the “silvered” appearance of the stem is very intense.

English lead. no chips cracks or restoration. it measures 6 5/8 inches tall with a 2 3/8 inch bowl and 2 7/8 inch foot.

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.