18th Century Air Twist Wine Glass

Description

Heading : Georgian air twist wine glass
Date : c1750
Period : George II
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : A drawn bell bowl
Stem : Multi spiral air twist
Foot : Conical and folded
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 17cm tall with a 6.4cm bowl and a 7.1cm foot
Condition : Two small chips to the foot as shown. the largest being 3mm
Restoration : None
Weight : 242 grams

References :  Eighteenth Century English drinking glasses an Illustrated Guide. By L.M Bickerton – Page 153 Plate 399.

Old English Drinking Glasses Their Chronology and Sequence By Grant R. Francis F.S.A – Plate 77 and 78.