Rare 18th Century Triple Series Opaque Twist Wine Glass c1760

£525.00 $656.78 Product Code: 2022032307

Technical Description

An rare 18th-century opaque twist wine glass. It has an ogee bowl above a triple series opaque twist stem consisting of a pair of spiral tapes outside a gauze with a solid core. Conical foot with a snapped pontil.

Around 1 in 300 opaque twists are triple series.

Date & Origin

England, c1760. Period of George III.

Condition

Excellent, no chips cracks or restoration

Dimensions

Height: 17.1cm Rim diameter: 5.7cm,  Foot diameter: 7.2cm

Historical Interest

Hand-blown around the time The Treaty of Hubertusburg put an end to the Seven Years' War between Prussia and Austria, and their allies France and Russia.

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