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Rare Large 18th Century James Giles Gilded Opaque Twist Wine Glass Goblet c1760

Rare Large 18th Century James Giles Gilded Opaque Twist Wine Glass Goblet c1760

£2,100.00 $2,627.10 Product Code: 2022050411

Technical Description 

A superb 18th-century opaque twist wine goblet dating to 1760. It has a large generous ogee bowl beautifully gilded in the London atelier of James Giles with a large stem of fruiting grapevine. Sits on a double series opaque twist stem consisting of a 9-ply spiral band outside a pair of spiral tapes. Conical foot with a snapped pontil.

Date & Origin 

England, c1760. Period of George III.

Condition

Excellent, no chips cracks or restoration 

Dimensions 

Height: 19cm Rim diameter: 8.8cm Foot diameter: 8.8cm

Historical Relevance 

James Giles (1718–1780) was a decorator of Worcester, Derby, Bow and Chelsea porcelain and also glass, who created gilt and enameled objects such as decanters, drinking glasses and perfume bottles, for a rococo and neoclassical market.

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