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Antique Wine Glass - Air Twist English C1755
Marris Antiques
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Antique Wine Glass - Air Twist English C1755

18th century
For Sale by Marris Antiques
Description

Air twist wine glass. Bell bowl above a multi spiral air twist stem with vermicular collar and plain conical foot. English c1755.

Rim dia: 6.3 cm.

Foot dia: 7.2 cm.

Weight: 203 grams.

Condition: Very good.

Delivery by Royal Mail 24 hour tracked and signed.

UK £8.00

Outside UK £22.00.

Marris Antiques - I have been a specialist antique glass dealer since 1986. My stock consists of a wide range of antique 18th and 19th century English and Irish glass including antique drinking glasses, rummers, tumblers, decanters, coloured glass and a selection of late 19th & early 20th century Whitefriars glass. My website displays a small selection of my glass, however, if you are looking for something specific and cannot find it, please do not hesitate to contact me direct from my website contact page, Email mail@marrisantiqueglass.com or Telephone: +44 (0)7841 500644.

Physical Dimensions
Height
16.7cm (6.57")
Width
6.3cm (2.48")
Depth
7.2cm (2.83")
Declaration

Marris Antiques has dated this Georgian Air Twist Glass to the 18th Century.

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SA1202578
Dealers Internal Reference
Mk 86
Description
Air twist wine glass. Bell bowl above a multi spiral air twist stem with vermicular collar and plain conical foot. English c1755.

Rim dia: 6.3 cm.

Foot dia: 7.2 cm.

Weight: 203 grams.

Condition: Very good.

fig 1. An 18th-century clear glass wine vessel featuring a flared bell bowl, an intricate air-twist stem with a central knop, and a flat conical base.
fig 1. Antique Wine Glass - Air Twist English C1755

Delivery by Royal Mail 24 hour tracked and signed.

UK £8.00

Outside UK £22.00.

Marris Antiques - I have been a specialist antique glass dealer since 1986. My stock consists of a wide range of antique 18th and 19th century English and Irish glass including antique drinking glasses, rummers, tumblers, decanters, coloured glass and a selection of late 19th & early 20th century Whitefriars glass. My website displays a small selection of my glass, however, if you are looking for something specific and cannot find it, please do not hesitate to contact me direct from my website contact page, Email mail@marrisantiqueglass.com or Telephone: +44 (0)7841 500644.

Height
16.7cm (6.57")
Width
6.3cm (2.48")
Depth
7.2cm (2.83")
Date of Manufacture

Marris Antiques has dated this Georgian Air Twist Glass to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1202578
Dealers Internal Ref
Mk 86
Marris Antiques
Marris Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since May 2018

Robert marris specialises in 18th, 19th and early 20th-century english and irish glass.

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Telephone 01787 371523 or 07841 500644
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Suffolk
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An 18th-century clear glass wine vessel featuring a flared bell bowl, an intricate air-twist stem with a central knop, and a flat conical base.
Antique wine glass - air twist English c1755
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Air twist wine glasses are 18th-century English drinking vessels featuring decorative helical air spirals trapped within the glass stem. Popularized around the mid-1700s, this technique emerged following tax shifts on glass weight, leading glassmakers to develop intricate stem designs.

These glasses were crafted using lead crystal glass, where air pockets were intentionally drawn and manipulated using specialized tools before being elongated and twisted to form internal spiral patterns.

Authentic Georgian pieces typically display lead glass weight, slight hand-blown irregularities, a conical foot with a pontil mark or smoothed scar, and natural base wear patterns consistent with historical age.

Antique stemware can be displayed inside illuminated glazed cabinets, arranged on polished brass drinks trays, or styled on sideboards alongside contemporary glass vessels.

Clean historic hand-blown glass using tepid water, mild liquid soap, and a microfibre cloth, avoiding dishwashers and sudden thermal changes that risk cracking the material.
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