Lot Essay
Cf. L.M. Bickerton, Eighteenth Century Drinking Glasses (London, 1971), p. 156, no. 409.
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CIRCA 1750
Details
An airtwist wine-glass
CIRCA 1750
The bell-bowl on a stem enclosing multi-spiral airtwist threads and with a vermicular knop, on conical foot (minute footrim chip)
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
CIRCA 1750
The bell-bowl on a stem enclosing multi-spiral airtwist threads and with a vermicular knop, on conical foot (minute footrim chip)
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
Provenance
The Viscount Newport, sale Christie's, 17 December 1971, lot 217.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis