A COLOUR-TWIST WINE-GLASS with a bell bowl, the stem with an opaque corkscrew core edged in purple and translucent spinach-green entwined by two opaque spiral threads, on a conical foot, circa 1765 | Christie's

Sale 4660

Glass & Paperweights

London

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26 November 1991

Browse Sale

Lot 131

A COLOUR-TWIST WINE-GLASS with a bell bowl, the stem with an opaque corkscrew core edged in purple and translucent spinach-green entwined by two opaque spiral threads, on a conical foot, circa 1765

Price realised

GBP 2,860

Estimate

GBP 1,500 - GBP 2,000

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A COLOUR-TWIST WINE-GLASS with a bell bowl, the stem with an opaque corkscrew core edged in purple and translucent spinach-green entwined by two opaque spiral threads, on a conical foot, circa 1765
17cm. high
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Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, loan no. 238
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