Technical Description An exceptional 18th-century wine glass with a pan top bowl. Sits on a true mercury twist stem with a conical foot with a snapped pontil.CommentsAn exceptionally rare glass and the first pan top mercury twist we had had in over 20 years. There are other dealers who have claimed to have had one but they are in fact double series air twists of spiral air columns and NOT Mercury twists. The foot has had a polish and we have taken that into consideration, however, the rarity of the form is outstanding and you won''t find another example on line.Date & Origin England, c1760. Period of George III.ConditionNo chips cracks or restoration, the foot rim has had a polish. Dimensions Height: 15.3cm Rim diameter: 6.1cm Foot diameter: 6.1cmHistorical Relevance Hand-blown around the time the first patent for a one-piece pencil with an eraser was issued to American inventor J. Rechendorf of New York City. Height is 15.3cm (6.0inches)
Width is 6.1cm (2.4inches)
Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)