Date & Origin
England, c1750. Period of George II.
Condition
Excellent, age-related wear as shown. No chips cracks or restoration.
Dimensions
Height: 20.1cm Rim diameter: 6.7cm , Foot diameter: 7.5cm.
Weight
195 grams
Technical Description
A tall 18th-century air twist ale glass. It has a long flared bell bowl above a multi spiral air twist stem with two swelling knops. Conical foot with a snapped pontil.
An outstanding example. If you look very carefully at the bowl picture at around 7 o'clock you will see a tiny pinprick which is a tooth mark and quiet common on 18th-century glasses. It's totally insignificant and part of the wear expected on glass 250 years old. It has its original Phillips Auction House sticker on the underside of the foot.
A rare form and well over 5 years since we last had an example like this.
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Historical Relevance Hand-blown around the time of the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion, led by Charles Edward Stuart.
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