18th Century Double Knop Air Twist Ale or Champagne Glass c1750

£449.00 $561.70 Product Code: 2023071901

Technical Description 

A tall 18th-century air twist ale or champagne glass. It has an elongated bell bowl above a multi-spiral air twist stem with two swelling knops. Conical foot.

If you would like to learn more about 18th-century drinking glasses then there are a few article links below which may help.

Identification of Antique Drinking Glasses | The English Air Twist

Outlander Drinking Glasses | Which glasses did the cast use & how accurate were they?

Date & Origin 

England, c1750. Period of George II.

Condition

No chips, crack or restoration.

Height: 20.6cm   Rim diameter: 6.9cm   Foot diameter: 7.6cm

Historical Relevance 

Hand-blown around the time of the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion, led by Charles Edward Stuart.

 

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