Technical Description
An antique George III wine glass dating to c1760.
It has a round funnel bowl above a single series opaque twist consisting on a multiply corkscrew. Conical foot.
Ex Geoffrey Walton collection
A single series opaque twist has a ratio of 1:10 on the double series.
Date & Origin
England, c1760 Period of George I
Condition
Excellent, age-related wear as shown.
Dimensions
Height: 16.2cm Rim diameter: 6.1cm Foot diameter: 7cm.
Historical Relevance
George III was born on 4 June 1738 in London, the eldest son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha.
He became heir to the throne on the death of his father in 1751, succeeding his grandfather, George II, in 1760. He was the third Hanoverian monarch and the first one to be born in England and to use English as his first language
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