Technical Description
One of my favorite glasses from the Michael Wallis collection, and there are many stunning examples contained therein, this is a very rare composite wine glass from c1765.
It has a round funnel bowl, engraved below the rim with flowers and foliage. A triple annulated shoulder knop sits above a double knopped, double series opaque twist section consisting of two pairs of spiral tapes outside a gauze. Conical foot.
Date & Origin
England, C1765. Period of George III.
Condition
Excellent, no chips cracks or restoration
Dimensions
Height: 18.6cm, Rim diameter: 7.5cm, Foot diameter: 8.1cm
Comments
A composite stem is made up from two or more recognised stem forms, e.g. plain stem & opaque twist stem, opaque twist stem & air twist stem or knops, air twist stem or knops & plain stem etc.
You can see various composite stem glasses in Bickerton starting on page 188. Composite Stems form a very small section of the overall 18th cen glass forms and production levels were small and as such, they are highly desirable and difficult to source.
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.
We don't recall seeing another example of this form.
