18th Century Engraved Opaque Twist Wine Glass c1760

Description

Heading : 18th Century Engraved Opaque Twist Wine Glass
Period : George II- George III c1760
Origin : England
Colour : Clear. pale grey tone
Bowl : Ogee. engraved with a carnation and . rose and other leaves all inconsistent with the flower depicted
Stem : Four spiral taped outside a near vertical core
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size :  height 14.1cm. bowl 4.3 and foot 6.4
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight: 112g

Some “jacobite sympathy’ interpretation could be constructed around the engraving. however. we would contend that this is simply a decorative schema despite the incongruity.