SOLD – Engraved Waisted Bucket Mercury Twist Wine Glass c1750

Description

Heading : Georgian mercury twist wine glass
Period : George II
Date : c1750
Origin : English
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Waisted bucket
Bowl Features : Rococo engraved rim
Stem : Mercury Twist
Stem Features : Pair of 2-ply spirial threads
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 6 3/4 inches tall with 2 3/8 inch bowl and 2 5/8 inch foot   
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight : 184 grams

Additional Information : Waisted Bucket bowls are one of the rarer bowl forms of the 18th century. You can see a single example within the air twist section of ‘Eighteenth Century Drinking Glasses’ by L.M. Bickerton. on page 174.