A Single Series Opaque Twist Wine Glass With Waisted Bucket Bowl c1760

Description

Heading : An opaque twist wine glass with a bucket bowl
Date : c1760
Period :  GeorgeII- George III
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Stem: A pair of thick corkscrew threads
Foot: Conical
Bowl : Waisted bucket
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 15.8cms with a bowl 5.4cms and foot of 6.6cms
Condition : One thread within the twist has a layered thread of air. This is a happy accident in the manufacture.
Restoration : None
Weight : 137 grams

This stunning Georgian wine glass has a bucket shaped bowl. single series opaque twist stem. and a conical foot. We here at Scottish Antiques think that 18th century Georgian drinking glasses are among the most functional and fascinating of all antique glass.