Two green-tinted wine or champagne glasses with twist stems, circa 1760 With generous cup-shaped bowls raised on stems swelling into central angular knops, over conical feet, comprising an airtwist example in deep emerald-green glass with a gilded rim, the lower part of the stem enclosing multi-spiral air threads 16.7cm high, and an incised twist example in deep turquoise-green glass, 13.8cm high (2) Footnotes: Provenance Peter Lazarus Collection, Christie's, 23 May 1989, lot 208 (airtwist) Bonhams, 3 June 2009, lot 103 (airtwist) Private Collection Exhibited Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, loan no.183 Glasses with cup-shaped bowls such as this were traditionally thought to have been used for mead, but it is now thought that they were used for champagne. The gilt rim is a rare feature. An airtwist glass of very similar form from the Durrington Collection is illustrated in Roger Dodsworth's 2006 catalogue, no.38 and was sold by Bonhams on 15 November 2023, lot 53. A similar incised twist glass from the Durrington Collection is illustrated in Roger Dodsworth's catalogue (2006), no.51, and was sold by Bonhams on 15 November 2023, lot 35. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing