Date & Origin
England, c1760. Period of George III.
Condition
Excellent, no chips cracks or restoration
Dimensions
Height: 18.8cm, Rim diameter: 8.1cm, Foot diameter: 8.7cm
Technical Description
A rare 18th-century composite wine goblet with a large round funnel bowl above an angular shoulder knop and half knop. This sits upon a double series opaque twist consisting of a pair of tapes outside a gauze which in turn has a large swelling knop and basal knop. Conical foot with a snapped pontil.
Opaque Twist composite stems are exceptionally rare and this is the first example we have has since 2002.
Provenance
Ex Barrett Collection sold Southebys Nov 1984 Lot 252
Ex Whittle Collection sold Bonhams June 2009 Lot 176
Private collection 2009 to present
Internal Reference: 2019111008
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA667496
Dateline of this antique is Georgian
Height is 18.8cm (7.4inches)
Width is 8.7cm (3.4inches)
Depth is 8.7cm (3.4inches)
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