Date & Origin
England, c1760. Period of George III.
Condition
Excellent, age-related wear as shown, no chips cracks or restoration.
Dimensions
Height: 15cm Rim diameter: 4.8cm Foot diameter: 6.4cm.
Technical Description
An 18th-century opaque twist wine glass. An ogee bowl above a double series opaque twist stem consisting of a 12-ply spiral band outside a solid corkscrew. A conical foot with a rough pontil.
Historical Relevance
As part of the Scott Falk collection, this is an interesting glass with a rare twist combination in the stem. We don''t recall having an example of this twist before and we couldn''t find another example on line. Scott obviously had a fine eye for the unusual.
In a historical context, this glass was made around the time that the Scottish School of Design was founded in Edinburgh on July 27th 1760. It later became the Royal Institution and finally the Royal Scottish Academy.
...Internal Reference: 2020020315
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA678814
Dateline of this antique is 1750
Height is 15cm (5.9inches)
Width is 4.8cm (1.9inches)
Depth is 6.4cm (2.5inches)
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