SOLD – Georgian Double Knop Air Twist Wine Glass c1750

Description

Highest Bids received

Mr J Rycroft- Lancashire                                                       £220

Heading : Air Twist Wine Glass
Period : George II
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Bell
Stem : Multi spiral air twist
Stem Features :  Shoulder and central knops
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 6 1/4 inches tall with a 2 9/16 inch bowl and 2 13/16 inch foot   
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight: 180 grams

References :

Eighteenth Century English drinking glasses an Illustrated Guide. By L.M Bickerton – Page 172 Plate 479.

Old English Drinking Glasses Their Chronology and Sequence By Grant R. Francis F.S.A – Plate 94.

English Table Glass By Percy Bate – Plate 59.

Miller’s Glass Buyers Guide – Page 130.

English & Irish Glass By W. A. Thorpe – Figure 18f.