Georgian Opaque Twist Wine Glass c1760 (Rare Twist)

£190.00 $239.61 Product Code: 2020020315

Date & Origin 

England, c1760. Period of George III.

Condition

Excellent, age-related wear as shown, no chips cracks or restoration.

Dimensions 

Height: 15cm Rim diameter: 4.8cm Foot diameter: 6.4cm.

Technical Description 

An 18th-century opaque twist wine glass. An ogee bowl above a double series opaque twist stem consisting of a 12-ply spiral band outside a solid corkscrew. A conical foot with a rough pontil.

Historical Relevance 

As part of the Scott Falk collection, this is an interesting glass with a rare twist combination in the stem. We don't recall having an example of this twist before and we couldn't find another example on line. Scott obviously had a fine eye for the unusual. 

In a historical context, this glass was made around the time that the Scottish School of Design was founded in Edinburgh on July 27th 1760. It later became the Royal Institution and finally the Royal Scottish Academy.

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