Technical Description
A fine 18th-century opaque twist wine glass dating to c1760.
It has a pan top conical bowl above a double series opaque twist stem consisting of 10-ply spiral band outside a pair of spiral tapes. Conical foot.
Date & Origin
England, c1760. Period of George IiI.
Condition
Excellent, no chips cracks or restoration
Dimensions
Height: 15.8cm, Rim diameter: 6.5cmcm, Foot diameter: 7.3cm
Comments
This glass comes from the Michael Wallis collection which took over 45 years to build and contains over 250 drinking glasses, covering all forms from the 18th century, many exceptionally rare. They will all be presented by Exhibit over the coming weeks and months.
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