Single Series Mercury Air Twist Stem Georgian Wine Glass c1750

Description

Heading : Single series mercury twist wine glass
Period : George II – c1750
Origin : England 
Colour : Clear 
Bowl : Round funnel 
Stem : Mercury spiral gauze
Foot : Conical 
Pontil : Snapped 
Glass Type : Lead 
Size : 15.2 cm height. 5.5 cm diameter bowl. 6.5 cm diameter foot 
Condition : Very good. no chips or cracks 
Restoration : There are four micro-chips in the wear line that may only be seen with 10x magnification. There is also a flea bite chip in the wear line that less that the 0.5mm tolerance on our micrometer and vernier. All of this is natural wear and tear. we only mention for the sake of clarity
Weight: 125 grams