This is a rare Georgian, English tall multi spiral opaque twist sweetmeat glass dating from the middle of the 18th century, c1760. The glass is in excellent condition for its age. It shows age related wear and tear to the rim of the foot commensurate with some 250 years of use. It has a rough pontil mark on the underside of the foot. The glass has a double ogee-shaped bowl measuring 9.2 cm (3.7 inches) in diameter at the rim. The bowl is plain and sits on two collars and a multi spiral opaque twist stem with shoulder and basal knops. The stem ends in a domed and folded foot which measures 8.7 cm (3.5 inches) in diameter. The glass is 16.2 cm (6.5 inches) in height. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any obvious evidence of restoration. There is a tiny white inclusion in the upper collar and a couple of minute unburst bubbles in the metal of the bowl dating from manufacture. There is an old collector''s sticker on the underside of the foot.Engl...