Technical Description
A superb 18th-century air twist wine glass. It has a small round funnel bowl above a double series air twist stem, consisting of a pair of spiral threads outside a cable. Conical foot.
Date & Origin
England, c1750. Period of George II.
Condition
Excellent, age-related wear as shown.
Dimensions
Height: 14.8cm
Bowl diameter: 4.8cm
Foot diameter: 6.5cm.
Historical Context
Hand-blown around the time the first issue of Berlingske, Denmark's oldest continually operating newspaper was published.
