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Georgian Opaque Twist Wine Glass English C1765
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Georgian Opaque Twist Wine Glass English C1765

18th century
For Sale by Marris Antiques
Description

Georgian wine glass. Double series opaque twist wine glass with round funnel bowl and plain conical foot English c1765.

Rim dia: 5.3 cm.

Base dia: 7.1 cm.

Weight: 147 grams.

Condition: Very good.

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.

Date of Manufacture

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

Independent Date Guide ID 09659266
Dealer's Item Date18th Century
Sellingantiques Date18th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 250-275 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 18TH CENTURY:
Rough snapped pontil scar on the base: hand-blown manufacture before polished pontils became standard.
Double series opaque white twist inside the stem: hand-drawn cane techniques.
Conical foot with slight rise: hand-tooled foot form.
Faint striations and tiny bubbles in the metal: early pot-melted lead crystal.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Physical Dimensions
Height
14.8cm (5.83")
Width
5.3cm (2.09")
Depth
7.1cm (2.80")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1237038
Dealers Internal Reference
RT 4
Description
Georgian wine glass. Double series opaque twist wine glass with round funnel bowl and plain conical foot English c1765.

Rim dia: 5.3 cm.

Base dia: 7.1 cm.

Weight: 147 grams.

Condition: Very good.

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.

Date of Manufacture

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

Independent Date Report ID 09659266
Dealer's Item Date18th Century
Sellingantiques dating18th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 250-275 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 18th Century:
Rough snapped pontil scar on the base: hand-blown manufacture before polished pontils became standard.
Double series opaque white twist inside the stem: hand-drawn cane techniques.
Conical foot with slight rise: hand-tooled foot form.
Faint striations and tiny bubbles in the metal: early pot-melted lead crystal.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
14.8cm (5.83")
Width
5.3cm (2.09")
Depth
7.1cm (2.80")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1237038
Dealers Internal Ref
RT 4
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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A Georgian clear lead crystal wine glass featuring a bell-shaped bowl, a stem with an internal white opaque twist pattern, and a conical foot.
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Archive I A Georgian clear lead crystal wine glass featuring a bell-shaped bowl, a stem with an internal white opaque twist pattern, and a conical foot.

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A Georgian clear lead crystal wine glass featuring a bell-shaped bowl, a stem with an internal white opaque twist pattern, and a conical foot.
Georgian opaque twist wine glass English c1765
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A Georgian clear lead crystal wine glass featuring a bell-shaped bowl, a stem with an internal white opaque twist pattern, and a conical foot.
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  • ObjectWine Glasses
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialLead Crystal Glass, Enamel
  • ColourClear, White
  • MotifsOpaque twist stem, Bell bowl, Conical foot
  • SizeH 14.8 cm (6 in) x W 5.3 cm (2 in) x D 7.1 cm (3 in)

This Georgian lead crystal wine glass dates from the eighteenth century. The piece has a clear round funnel bowl sitting above a stem enclosing a white opaque twist pattern, all resting on a plain conical foot. The clear glass shows the inner opaque white filigree decoration of the stem clearly against the light, while the surface exhibits the smooth finish characteristic of period drinking vessels without visible chips or cracks. The item measures 14.8 cm high, 5.3 cm wide, and 7.1 cm deep. In a contemporary home, this small drinking glass suits a gentleman's library setting or display upon a sideboard top as part of an established collection of antique stemware. It provides an authentic period accent for traditional interiors and glass cabinets, offering a practical decorative vessel for collectors of English drinking glasses.

Produced in Britain during the mid-to-late 18th century, opaque twist wine glasses feature internal white enamel threads spiralling within a clear glass stem, created in response to the Glass Excise Act of 1745.

These vessels were crafted using lead crystal glass, incorporating cane inserts made from white enamel, which were heated, drawn, and twisted before being encased in clear glass to form the stem.

Genuine period examples typically exhibit pontil marks on the conical foot, slight irregularities in the hand-blown bowl, wear consistent with age on the underside of the base, and high-density lead glass composition.

These historical pieces can be displayed as decorative accents inside glass-fronted cabinets, positioned on dining sideboards to catch natural light, or styled atop stacked books on a display shelf.

Wash by hand using warm water and mild dish detergent, avoiding dishwashers, extreme temperature changes, and abrasive cloths that could scratch or stress the historic glass structure.
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