Set of Six Opaque Twist Port Wine Glasses c1800

Description

Heading : A fine set of Georgian opaque twist stem wine glasses
Date :c1800
Period : George III
Origin : England
Colour : Clear. some sooty flecks in the bowl
Bowl : Trumpet
Bowl Features : 
Stem : Opaque Twist
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Open pontil scars and iron marks
Type : Lead
Size : 13.5cm tall with a 6.6cm bowl and 7.2cm foot  
Condition : Very good
Restoration : None
Weight : 140 grams each

This set is probably later than one would anticipate from the stem type alone. The pontils are not snapped. they are open pontil scars and this has left traces of iron in the pontil marks. There are fold lines (pucella marks) in the bowls. there are some sooty particles withing the glass itself. The stems are ribbed as anticipated.