Technical Description
An exceptional 18th-century composite stem wine glass dating to around 1750.
It has a drawn trumpet bowl engraved with fruiting vine above a long plain stem section and a knopped multi spiral air twist, the air starting in the base of the knop. Conical foot.
Date & Origin
England, c1750.
Condition
Excellent, age-related wear as shown. No chips cracks or restoration
Dimensions
Height: 17.3cm Bowl Diameter: 7.3cm Foot diameter: 7.7cm
Historical Context
Hand-blown around the time of The French and Indian War from 1754 to 1763. Fought between the colonies of British America and those of New France.
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. This example is particularly fine example.
You can see various composite stem glasses in Bickerton starting on page 188. Com
...posite Stems form a very small section of the overall 18th cen glass forms. Production levels were small and as such they are highly desirable and difficult to source.
Many composite stems are often misdescribed and a small 1-2cm plain stem section just below the bowl (required for joining the bowl to the stem) on a knopped air twist, most certainly does not make it a composite stem.
Internal Reference: 2023061509
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1003021
Dateline of this antique is 1750
Height is 17.3cm (6.8inches)Width is 7.3cm (2.9inches)Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
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