Engraved Air Twist Stem Glass With Engraved Waisted Bucket Bowl c1750

Description

Heading : Georgian air twist wine glass
Period : George II
Date : c1750
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : A waisted and flared bucket bowl engraved with fruiting vines
Stem : A multi spiral air twist
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 16cm tall with a 5.8cm bowl and a 6.7cm foot   
Condition : Very good
Restoration : Th wear on the underside of the foot is natural but not as extensive as expected. We believe that the foot rim has been polished
Weight : 143 grams

Additional Information : Waisted Bucket bowls are rare.

Reference: ‘Eighteenth Century Drinking Glasses’ by L.M. Bickerton. on page 174.