£880.00
$1,101.06
Product Code: 2022033001
Technical Description
A very fine pair of Opaque Twist Jacobite Sympathy wine glasses dating to c1760.
They have round funnel bowls engraved with large sunflowers with sprigs on either side and a jaybird on the reverse. They sit on double series opaque twist stems consisting of a pair of multi-ply corkscrews outside a pair of spiral threads. Conical feet with snapped pontils.
Date & Origin
England, c1760. Period of George III.
Condition
Excellent, no chips cracks or restoration
Dimensions
Height: 1.4cm Rim diameter: 4.7cm Foot diameter: 6.5cm
Historical Relevance
March 20th, 1760, the 'Great' Fire of Boston destroyed 349 buildings and the 'Great' Comet named C/1760 A1 approached Earth within 0.0682 AUs.
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