SOLD – Mercury Air Twist Wine Glass c1750

Description

Heading : Georgian mercury twist wine glass
Date : c1750
Period : George II
Origin : English
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Flared drawn trumpet
Stem : Single series mercury air twist
Stem Features : A pair of flattened corkscrews
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 6 3/16 inches tall with a 2 ½ inch bowl and 2 13/16 inch foot
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight : 145 Grams

References :

Eighteenth Century English drinking glasses an Illustrated Guide. By L.M Bickerton – Page 156 Plate 412.

Old English Drinking Glasses Their Chronology and Sequence By Grant R. Francis F.S.A – Plate 98.

The Turnbull Collection of English 18^th Century Drinking Glasses By Martine S. Newby – Page 17.