Very Tall Georgian Air Twist Stem Wine Glass c1750

Description

Heading : Very tall Georgian air twist glass
Period : George II – c1750
Origin : England 
Colour : Clear 
Bowl : Round funnel 
Stem : Annular merese and short plain stem section above a doubled knopped multi series air twist.
Foot : Conical 
Pontil : Snapped 
Glass Type : Lead 
Size : 21.7 cm height. 7.3 cm diameter bowl. 8.6 cm diameter foot 
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks 
Restoration : None 
Weight: 253  grams 

This has a composite stem albeit the plain stem section is not that pronounced. That said it is the finest air twist stem glass that we have offered for sale for a considerable time.