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Georgian Double Series Opaque Twist Wine Glass
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Georgian Double Series Opaque Twist Wine Glass

18th century
Description

This is a Georgian, English, double series opaque twist wine glass dating from the second half of the 18th century, c1765.

The glass is in excellent condition for its age. It shows age related wear and tear to the rim of the foot commensurate with some 250 years of use. It has a rough pontil mark on the underside of the foot.

The glass has an ogee-shaped bowl measuring 5 cm (2 inches) in diameter at the rim. The bowl sits on a double series opaque twist stem consisting of a two white enamel tapes wound around a central tape twist. The stem ends in a conical foot which measures 7 cm (2.8 inches) in diameter. The glass is 16 cm (6.4 inches) in height. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any obvious evidence of restoration.

English lead glass weighing in at 130 g. (~ 4 1/2 oz.).

Physical Dimensions
Height
16cm (6.30")
Width
7cm (2.76")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Declaration

The World is Made of Glass Ltd. has dated this Georgian Opaque Twist Glass to the 18th Century.

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SA1201762
Dealers Internal Reference
9022
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Description
This is a Georgian, English, double series opaque twist wine glass dating from the second half of the 18th century, c1765.

The glass is in excellent condition for its age. It shows age related wear and tear to the rim of the foot commensurate with some 250 years of use. It has a rough pontil mark on the underside of the foot.

The glass has an ogee-shaped bowl measuring 5 cm (2 inches) in diameter at the rim.

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The bowl sits on a double series opaque twist stem consisting of a two white enamel tapes wound around a central tape twist.
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The stem ends in a conical foot which measures 7 cm (2.8 inches) in diameter. The glass is 16 cm (6.4 inches) in height. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any obvious evidence of restoration.

English lead glass weighing in at 130 g. (~ 4 1/2 oz.).

Height
16cm (6.30")
Width
7cm (2.76")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Date of Manufacture

The World is Made of Glass Ltd. has dated this Georgian Opaque Twist Glass to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1201762
Dealers Internal Ref
9022
The World is Made of Glass Ltd.
The World is Made of Glass Ltd.
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2023

Dealing in antique and collectable glass from the 17th to the 21st century.

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A Georgian clear glass wine glass featuring a bell-shaped bowl, a long stem with an internal white opaque twist pattern, and a conical foot.
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Archive I A Georgian clear glass wine glass featuring a bell-shaped bowl, a long stem with an internal white opaque twist pattern, and a conical foot.

Georgian Double Series Opaque Twist Wine Glass

Archive II A Georgian clear glass wine glass featuring a bell-shaped bowl, a long stem with an internal white opaque twist pattern, and a conical foot. View II
Archive III A Georgian clear glass wine glass featuring a bell-shaped bowl, a long stem with an internal white opaque twist pattern, and a conical foot. View III
Archive IV A Georgian clear glass wine glass featuring a bell-shaped bowl, a long stem with an internal white opaque twist pattern, and a conical foot. View IV
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Kent Road
Congresbury
Somerset
BS49 5BE
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A Georgian clear glass wine glass featuring a bell-shaped bowl, a long stem with an internal white opaque twist pattern, and a conical foot.
Georgian double series opaque twist wine glass
Ref: SA1201762
A Georgian clear glass wine glass featuring a bell-shaped bowl, a long stem with an internal white opaque twist pattern, and a conical foot.
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  • ObjectWine Glasses
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialLead Glass, Enamel
  • ColourClear, White
  • MotifsDouble series opaque twist, Bell-shaped bowl, Conical foot, Pontil scar
  • SizeH 16 cm (6 in) x W 7 cm (3 in) x D 5 cm (2 in)

This eighteenth-century Georgian wine glass dates from the second half of the 1700s, specifically around 1765. The piece is formed from clear and white English lead glass with an enamel finish, styled with a bell-shaped bowl above a long stem holding a double series opaque twist pattern. The slender stem connects to a wide conical foot that reveals a rough pontil scar on the underside and age-related wear and tear along the rim from long use. It stands at 16 cm high, 7 cm wide, and 5 cm deep, with a bowl diameter of 5 cm. Traditional drinking vessels of this period lend themselves to display on a sideboard top in an English country house setting. Collectors and enthusiasts of antique glassware can place the piece securely within a cabinet or on a dedicated shelving unit to showcase the internal white enamel tape twist and the clear lead glass construction. The proportions suit intimate gatherings or formal dining displays where historic drinkware forms a focal point of the table arrangement.

FAQs

Originating in 18th-century Britain, these glasses feature complex internal spiral patterns of white enamel suspended inside the glass stem, crafted between 1755 and 1780.

These vessels were hand-blown from lead glass, incorporating rods of opaque white enamel that were heated, drawn out, and twisted inside clear molten glass to form double helix patterns.

Period examples typically exhibit a snapped or ground pontil scar under the conical foot, subtle grey tones in the lead metal, slight hand-blown variations, and age-related wear on the base rim.

Historic glassware can be arranged inside a glass-fronted display cabinet, aligned along a dining room sideboard, or incorporated into formal table place settings.

Wash stemware individually by hand in lukewarm water using mild dish detergent, avoiding dishwashers and hot water to prevent thermal shock and chemical surface clouding.
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