This is a scarce Georgian, English, double series opaque twist goblet dating from the middle of the 18th century, c1765. The glass is in excellent condition for its age. It shows age related wear and tear to the rim of the foot consistent with some 250 years of use. It has a rough pontil mark on the underside of the foot. The glass has a ''hammered'' tulip-shaped bowl measuring 8.2 cm (3.3 inches) in diameter at the rim. The bowl is moulded with small olive-shaped depressions to the lower two-thirds. The bowl sits on a double series opaque twist stem consisting of seventeen thin enamel ''cotton'' strands twisted around a central gauze. The stem ends in a conical foot which measures 9 cm (3.6 inches) in diameter. The glass is 17.5 cm (7 inches) in height. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any obvious evidence of restoration. There is an old collector''s sticker on the underside of the foot.Lead glass weighing in at 380 g. (~ 13 oz.).Proven...