SOLD – George II Double Series Air Twist Wine Glass c1750

Description

Heading : Georgian air twist wine glass
Date : c1750
Period : George II
Origin : English
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Waisted bucket
Stem : Double series air twist
Stem Features : 5-ply spiral band outside a thick spiral mercury thread
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 6 1/8 inches tall with a 2 3/16 inch bowl and 2 1/2 inch foot
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight : 141 Grams

Additional Information : Double Series Air Twist stems account for only 10% of air twist wine glass . Bucket bowls appear on only one in thirty 18^th century wine glassesl. A waisted bucket bowl is rarer still. We have included a picture of the four double series air twist stems as a comparison only as it is highly improbable that we will have so many simultaneously again.