Rare Opaque Twist Wine Glass

Rare Opaque Twist Wine Glass

C 1765/70

Item Ref: 920

A rare and unusual wine glass having a engraved (fruiting vine) bell bowl with solid base containing a multi spiral twist rising from a stem with shoulder and basal knop , all on a plain conical foot.

Height 6 15/16th ins 17.7 cm

An identical glass can be seen in the A C Hubbard Collection, page 45 , plate 46.

Others without the basal knop can be seen in Bickerton plates 609 and 610.

A lovely glass in perfect original condition.