Georgian Air Twist Stem Wine Glass With Folded Foot c1745

Description

Heading : A fine Georgian air twist stemwine glass
Period : George II – c1745
Origin : England 
Colour : Clear 
Bowl : Bell bowl
Stem : Multi series air twist with large ball knop
Foot : Folded conical 
Pontil : Snapped 
Glass Type : Lead 
Size : 17.1 cm height. 6.7 cm diameter bowl. 7.7 cm diameter foot 
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks 
Restoration : None 
Weight:  214 grams 

Additional Information : This is most probaby English however examples of this style were made in Norway. Tis however lacks the very dark hue that we have seen attributed to the Hurdal and Nostetangen factories

References :

Eighteenth Century English drinking glasses an Illustrated Guide. By L.M Bickerton – Page 165 Plate 450.

Old English Drinking Glasses Their Chronology and Sequence By Grant R. Francis F.S.A – Plate 85 and 86.

Glass By E. Barrington Haynes – Plate 51b.