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Lot 106

A very rare opaque twist tankard with white spiral inclusion, mid 18th century

15 November 2017, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A very rare opaque twist tankard with white spiral inclusion, mid 18th century

Of generous proportions, the bell or baluster shaped body decorated internally with eight evenly-spaced spiral threads completely encircling the vessel, applied with a clear glass trailed loop handle and a conical folded foot, 16.3cm high

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This tankard with an internal spiral is not recorded, although spiral threads used in this manner are sometimes found within the bowls of sweetmeat glasses. See the example in the A.C. Hubbard Collection, Bonhams sale 30 November 2011, lot 107. A wine glass in the Victoria and Albert Museum features a multiple spiral opaque twist stem that extends into the bowl in a similar way. This is illustrated by Robert Charleston, English Glass (1984), pl.39b.

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