Georgian Composite Stem Wine Glass c1750

Description

Heading : Georgian composite air twist wine glass
Date : c1750
Period : George II
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Drawn trumpet
Stem : Composite
Stem Features : Plain stem section above a knopped multi series air twist
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 6 3/4 inches tall with a 2 1/2 inch bowl and 2 3/4 inch foot
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight : 230 Grams

References :            

Eighteenth Century English drinking glasses an Illustrated Guide. By L.M Bickerton – Page 188 Plate 536.

Old English Drinking Glasses Their Chronology and Sequence By Grant R. Francis F.S.A – Plate 91.

Glass By E. Barrington Haynes – Plate 48a.

English Table Glass By Percy Bate – Plate 46.

Miller’s Glass Buyers Guide – Page 130.