SOLD- Georgian Diamond Point Engraved Air Twist Wine Glass c1750

Description

Heading : Georgian air twist wine glass
Date : c1750
Period : George II
Origin : English
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Bell shaped with a thickened base. the air twist extending into the base of the bowl
Bowl Features : Diamond point engraved on the bowl ‘Drink It and fill it up again’
Stem : Multi spiral
Stem Features : Multi-spiral air twist
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 5 5/8 inches tall with a 2 1/4 inch bowl and 2 1/2 inch foot
Condition : Excellent : No chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight : 155 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.

English Table Glass By Percy Bate – Plate 3.