Georgian Air Twist Wine Glass

Description

Heading : An 18th century air twist stem wine glass
Period : George II c1750 or Gorge III c1790
Origin : England or possibly Ireland
Colour : Clear . good dark hue
Bowl : Drawn trumpet
Stem : Thick stem with a pair of ait twist “mercury” corkscrews
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead 
Size :  16.6cm height.  6.2cm diameter bowl. 7.9cm diameter foot 
Condition : Very good. There is a 3mm long shallow chip in the rim under the foot on the wear line. that part of the foot on which the glass sits.
Restoration : None 
Weight:  228grams 

A case could be made for an Irish attribution at a later date than the English equivalent.