18th Century Petal Moulded Mercury Twist Wine Glass c1750

£480.00 $600.48 Product Code: MW2022081821

Technical Description

A very fine example of a Mercury twist wine glass from the 18th century.

It has an ogee bowl with petal moulding above a mercury twist stem and conical foot.

A rare combination of features.

Date & Origin

England, c1750. Period of George II.

Condition

Excellent, no chips cracks or restoration

Dimensions

Height: 14.2cm, Rim diameter:5.7cm,  Foot diameter: 7.2cm

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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