Opaque Twist Moulded Bowl Wine Glass c1760

Description

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Heading : Opaque twist wine glass with rib moulded bowl c1760
Period : George II
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Rib moulded waisted ogee
Stem : Opaque twist
Stem Features : 12-ply spiral band outside a pair of corkscrew threads
Foot : Conical 
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead 
Size :  14.2cm height. 4.7cm bowl diameter. 6.2cm foot diameter
Condition : Good
Restoration : The foot has been polished. It has very little wear but remains a good size.
Weight: 121

This is a beautiful double series opaque twist stem Georgian wine glass. Made in the middle of the 18th century it has a rib moulded ogee bowl with a conical foot. There is a rough snapped pontil as all original Georgian drinking glasses from this period.