Technical Description
A very rare 18th century blue colour twist cordial glass dating to c1765.
It has a round funnel bowl with flute moulding to the lower section. Sits on a particularly thick colour twist stem consisting of a pair of heavy white spiral tapes outside a central opaque white core that exhibits a thin casing of cobalt blue enamel. Conical foot.
Comments
The blue strand has been constructed by rolling the blue into the white so that only a slither protrudes. This has resulted in an entirely unique pattern, as all other twists exhibit separate or fused canes...a subtle but fascinating feature in what is almost certainly, a unique glass.
Acquired on behalf of an Australian client.
Provenance
John Towse Collection
With Delomosne and Son, 14 October 1997
Leuba Collection
Literature
Delomosne and Son, '...Strength and Cheerfulness' (1997), no.17a.
The Glass Circle 50th Anniversary Exhibition 1937-1987 'Strange and Rare', 1987, p.21, no.66.
Exhibited
Broadfield House and Pilkington Glass Museum.
Date & Origin
England, c1765. Period of George III.
Condition
No chips, cracks or restoration.
Dimensions
Height: 16.8cm
Rim diameter: 5.2cm
Foot diameter: 6.8cm
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