Antique 18th Century Georgian Engraved Opaque Twist Wine Glass c1760

£300.00 $378.33 Product Code: 2018071640

Date & Origin 

England, c1760. Period of George III.

Condition

Excellent, age-related wear as shown.

Dimensions 

Height: 13.3cm Bowl Diameter: 4.7cm Foot Diameter: 6.7cm.

Weight

120 grams

Technical Description 

An ogee bowl engraved with a band of crosshatched swags above lily of the valley and a floral sprig. A double series opaque twist stem, consisting of a pair of four-ply spiral bands outside a multi-ply corkscrew. A conical foot with a rough pontil.

Historical Relevance 

Hand-blown around the time that the English clockmaker, John Harrison, produced the first successful marine chronometer “The No. 1 sea watch”.

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