A Georgian twist stem glass is a type of drinking glass that was popular in the Georgian era, which lasted from the early 18th century to the early 19th century. The glass is known for its distinctive twisted stem, which is made by twisting a length of hot glass as it is being blown. The stem can be twisted in various patterns, such as spiral or helix, and can have a single or multiple twists.

Georgian twist stem glasses were often used for serving wine, champagne, or other spirits, and were prized for their elegance and beauty. They were often decorated with cutting, engraving, or etching, and could be plain or coloured. Some Georgian twist stem glasses were also made with other decorative features such as air-twist threads, opaque twists, or diamond-point engraving.

An opaque twist is a twisted pattern of opaque white or coloured glass threads that more...

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Nine Georgian air twist wine glasses, 5 matching, with opaque…

Georgian Air Twist Wine Glasses with Opaque Twists (Set of 9)

Nine Georgian air twist wine glasses, 5 matching, with opaque twists etc. Height 17 cm. (average)

A pair of Georgian blown wine glasses with red and white spiral…

Georgian Enamel Twist Wine Glasses

A pair of Georgian blown wine glasses with red and white spiral enamel twist, knopped stem and bell shaped bowl. Pontil mark. Height 15.5 cm

Antique Georgian cotton twist stemmed cordial glass. 15 cm high

Georgian Twist Stem Cordial Glass

Antique Georgian cotton twist stemmed cordial glass. 15 cm high

Antique Georgian cotton twist stemmed cordial glass

Georgian Cotton Twist Cordial Glass

Antique Georgian cotton twist stemmed cordial glass

A Georgian opaque twist wine glass with tapered conical bowl,…

18th Century Georgian Opaque Twist Wine Glass

A Georgian opaque twist wine glass with tapered conical bowl, English, 18th century. 20 cm high

Six various Georgian air twist and opaque twist wine and…

Georgian Twist Glasses from Dashwood Collection

Six various Georgian air twist and opaque twist wine and cordial glasses, comprising three opaque twist glasses and three air twist glasses, with conical and bell shaped bowls, the tallest 17 cm high. Provenance: Collection of Miss Lai Dashwood, United…

Georgian wine glasses: group of three including a fine air…

Georgian Wine Glasses Trio

Georgian wine glasses: group of three including a fine air twist stem wine glass with bell shaped bowl; faceted sherry glass c1830s & an early 19th century soda glass rummer.

Two Georgian glasses late 18th century including a pan topped…

18th Century Georgian Glassware Set

Two Georgian glasses late 18th century including a pan topped rummer and a goblet with air twist stem, the rummer 13.5 cm high

A tall Georgian ale glass 18th century with opaque air twist…

18th Century Georgian Ale Glass with Air Twist Stem

A tall Georgian ale glass 18th century with opaque air twist stem, approximately 20 cm high

A tall Georgian ale glass mid 18th century with single series…

18th Century Georgian Ale Glass with Air Twist Stem

A tall Georgian ale glass mid 18th century with single series air twist stem, approximately 20 cm high

A tall Georgian ale glass mid 18th century with etched motif of…

18th Century Georgian Ale Glass with Etched Barley Motif

A tall Georgian ale glass mid 18th century with etched motif of barley and opaque twist stem, approximately 20 cm high

A tall Georgian ale glass mid 18th century with a double…

18th Century Georgian Ale Glass with Air Twist Stem

A tall Georgian ale glass mid 18th century with a double knopped multi spiral air twist stem, approximately 20 cm high

Two Georgian wine glasses mid 18th century the first with a…

18th Century Georgian Wine Glasses with Twisted Stems

Two Georgian wine glasses mid 18th century the first with a multi spiral air twist stem, the second with single knopped and multiple spiral opaque twist stem, the first 16 cm high

Two early English wine glasses late 18th century each of…

Two early English wine glasses late 18th century each of conforming design, one with a multi spiral opaque twist stem, each approximately 15 cm high

A Georgian wine glass mid 18th century with a beaded and double…

Georgian beaded wine glass with air twist stem

A Georgian wine glass mid 18th century with a beaded and double opaque air twist stem, 17 cm high

George III Air twist wine glass, with ogee bowl engraved with…

Engraved Air Twist Wine Glass with Leaf Decoration

George III Air twist wine glass, with ogee bowl engraved with wine and leaf decoration on a folded foot

George III air twist wine glass, with a trumpet bowl and air…

Air Twist Wine Glass with Trumpet Bowl and Folded Foot

George III air twist wine glass, with a trumpet bowl and air twist stem on a folded foot

George III air twist wine glass, with a trumpet bowl and double…

George III Air Twist Wine Glass with Double Twist Stem

George III air twist wine glass, with a trumpet bowl and double series opaque double twist stem with a conical foot

George III air twist wine glass, with a trumpet bowl on a…

George III Air Twist Wine Glass with Trumpet Bowl

George III air twist wine glass, with a trumpet bowl on a folded foot

An opaque twist cordial glass, 18th century, with short funnel…

18th Century Opaque Twist Cordial Glass

An opaque twist cordial glass, 18th century, with short funnel bowl set on a double series stem on a conical foot

A Georgian double series, opaque twist wine glass with a…

Georgian Opaque Twist Wine Glass with Bell-Shaped Bowl

A Georgian double series, opaque twist wine glass with a bell-shaped bowl on conical feet

A George III wine glass. The bell bowl on a white twist,…

George III White Twist Wine Glass

A George III wine glass. The bell bowl on a white twist, knopped stem on a folded foot

A Georgian, single series, opaque twist wine glass with . A…

Georgian Opaque Twist Wine Glass with Bell Bowl

A Georgian, single series, opaque twist wine glass with . A bell bowl

Five Georgian wine glasses with engraved decorations. One is on…

Georgian Engraved Wine Glasses with Unique Stems

Five Georgian wine glasses with engraved decorations. One is on an air twist stem; another is on a facetted stem; the remaining three on tapering stems, and each is on a folded foot

An 18th century Jacobite wine glass, with multi can opaque…

Jacobite Wine Glass with Multi Can Opaque Twist Stem

An 18th century Jacobite wine glass, with multi can opaque twist stem, the round funnel bowl engraved with rose,thistle and Fiat, 18 cm high

A rare armorial Georgian wine glass, 18th century, bearing the…

18th Century Clifton Family Crest Wine Glass

A rare armorial Georgian wine glass, 18th century, bearing the Clifton family crest with a composite air twist stem over a clear baluster knop with a concave spreading foot bearing a sharp pontil scar, the bucket bowl with a fine foliate border and a…

A Georgian air twist glass. 16.5 cm high

Georgian Air Twist Glass - 16.5 cm High

A Georgian air twist glass. 16.5 cm high

Two Air twist wine glasses in the Georgian manner, a multi…

Georgian-style Air Twist Wine Glasses (Set of 2)

Two Air twist wine glasses in the Georgian manner, a multi spiral white air twist wine glass with a bell bowl, and a funnel shaped glass with a clear air twist stem with a single knop, the latter with chip to rim, both with striations to the bowls and…

Two early cordial glasses with opaque twist stems

Opaque Twist Cordial Glasses Pair

Two early cordial glasses with opaque twist stems

A small 19th century ruby cordial with butterfly & flower motif,…

19th Century Ruby Cordial with Butterfly Motif

A small 19th century ruby cordial with butterfly & flower motif, the ovoid bowl decorated with engraved butterfly and flower motif on ruby and white and double series opaque twist stem, conical foot, (slight scratch to the rim) 11.4 cm high

Two Georgian wine glasses, circa 1765 and 1760 respectively,…

Georgian Wine Glasses with Opaque and Engraved Decorations

Two Georgian wine glasses, circa 1765 and 1760 respectively, (2) the first having a pointed round funnel bowl, resting on a stem decorated with an opaque twist 12 ply spiral band outside a pair of tapes, terminating in a plain foot, the second having an…

Two Georgian wine glasses, circa 1765, (2) the first having a…

Georgian wine glasses with opaque twist and spiral ribbons

Two Georgian wine glasses, circa 1765, (2) the first having a stepped 'Lynn' round funnel bowl, supported on a stem with six ply opaque twist outside a pair of opaque spiral tapes, terminating in a plain foot, the second having an ogee bowl, the stem with…

A Georgian wine glass together with a Georgian ale glass, circa…

Georgian Wine and Ale Glasses, 1750

A Georgian wine glass together with a Georgian ale glass, circa 1750, (2) the wine glass having a flared drawn trumpet bowl with baroque engraving to the rim, supported on a multiple spiral air twist stem, supported on a folded foot, the ale glass with…

A set of six wine flutes, circa 1760, (6) each having a trumpet…

18th Century Wine Flutes with Mixed Twist Stem

A set of six wine flutes, circa 1760, (6) each having a trumpet bowl, the mixed twist stem with pair of air spiral ribbons outside opaque gauze, on domed feet, (6), 18.5 cm high. Provenance, John Wilson Antiques, Melbourne

A Georgian wine glass, circa 1750 the bell form bowl engraved…

Georgian Engraved Wine Glass with Air Twist Stem

A Georgian wine glass, circa 1750 the bell form bowl engraved with roses, the composite multiple air twist stem with shoulder and basal knop, supported on a plain foot, 17 cm high

Five various Georgian wine and cordial glasses, mid 18th…

Set of 18th century Georgian wine and cordial glasses

Five various Georgian wine and cordial glasses, mid 18th century, (5) the largest with airtwist stem, two with opaque twist stems and two with plain stems, bell and conical bowls, conical foot, (5), tallest 17.5 cm, 16.5 cm, 15.5 cm, 15.0 cm, 14.5 cm

A Georgian cotton air twist stemmed wine glass, with fluted…

Georgian Cotton Air Twist Stemmed Wine Glass

A Georgian cotton air twist stemmed wine glass, with fluted bell bowl raised on multiple helix decorated to the stem from a circular foot with snapped pontil. Height 15 cm

A Jacobite engraved spiral twist double-knopped wine glass,…

Jacobite Engraved Wine Glass, English, c. 1750

A Jacobite engraved spiral twist double-knopped wine glass, English, circa 1750, 17 cm high. Provenance: Christies, London, Standish Collection, 5 November 1998

An air twist wine glass, English, circa 1750, 18 cm high.…

English Air Twist Wine Glass, 1750

An air twist wine glass, English, circa 1750, 18 cm high. Provenance: Christies, London, Standish Collection, 5 November 1998

A Georgian air twist goblet, English, late 18th century, 21.5…

Georgian Air Twist Goblet, Late 18th Century, English

A Georgian air twist goblet, English, late 18th century, 21.5 cm high

An air twist double knopped stem wine glass, English circa 1750,…

18th Century English Air Twist Stem Wine Glass

An air twist double knopped stem wine glass, English circa 1750, 15.5 cm high. Provenance: Christies, London, Standish Collection, 5 November 1998

A spiral twist wine glass, English, 18th century, 15.5 cm high.…

18th Century Spiral Twist Wine Glass

A spiral twist wine glass, English, 18th century, 15.5 cm high. Provenance: Montague Sainsbury Collection, Christie's, Melbourne, 6 July 1999, Lot 469

A Georgian colour twist wine glass, English, 18th century, 13.5…

Georgian Twist Wine Glass, 18th Century

A Georgian colour twist wine glass, English, 18th century, 13.5 cm high. Provenance: Christies, Melbourne, 15 November 1999

A Georgian colour twist wine glass, English, 18th century, 15.5…

18th Century Georgian Colour Twist Wine Glass

A Georgian colour twist wine glass, English, 18th century, 15.5 cm high. Provenance: Christie's, Melbourne, 15 November 1999, Lot 29

A triple-knopped air twist wine glass, English, circa 1750, 15.…

Triple-Knopped Air Twist Wine Glass, English, 1750

A triple-knopped air twist wine glass, English, circa 1750, 15.5 cm high. Provenance: Montague Sainsbury Collection, Christie's, 6 July 1999, Lot 434

A multi-spiral twist wine glass, English, 18th century, 15.5 cm…

18th Century English Multi-Spiral Wine Glass

A multi-spiral twist wine glass, English, 18th century, 15.5 cm high. Provenance: Montague Sainsbury Collection, Christie's, 6 July 1999, Lot 418

A Georgian coloured twist wine glass, English, 18th century, 16…

18th Century Georgian Coloured Twist Wine Glass

A Georgian coloured twist wine glass, English, 18th century, 16 cm high. Provenance: Montague Sainsbury Collection, Chirstie's, 6 July 1999, Lot 489

Two Georgian air twist drinking glasses c.1750 - 1760. Height…

Georgian Air Twist Drinking Glasses Pair

Two Georgian air twist drinking glasses c.1750 - 1760. Height 15.8 cm & 20 cm

A Georgian glass with trumpet bowl, with air twist stem on…

Georgian Air Twist Glass with Trumpet Bowl

A Georgian glass with trumpet bowl, with air twist stem on folded foot, 16 cm high. Provenance: John Dixon Antiques, Auckland, New Zealand. The Estate of Stanley Crawford Stevens.

A Georgian glass with bucket bowl, air twist stem on folded…

Georgian Air Twist Stem Glass

A Georgian glass with bucket bowl, air twist stem on folded foot. 18 cm high Provenance: John Dixon Antiques, Auckland. The Estate of Stanley Crawford Stevens.

A Georgian glass with bucket bowl, air twist stem on folded…

Georgian Air Twist Glass with Provenance

A Georgian glass with bucket bowl, air twist stem on folded foot, 18 cm high. Provenance: : Robert Milne Brand, Windsor Antiques The Estate of Stanley Crawford Stevens.

An 18th century wine glass with bell shaped bowl in spiral air…

18th Century Spiral Air Twist Wine Glass

An 18th century wine glass with bell shaped bowl in spiral air twist stem on a folded foot, 16.5 cm high

Georgian air twist stemmed wine glass, height 18.5 cm, small…

Georgian Air Twist Stemmed Wine Glass with Chip

Georgian air twist stemmed wine glass, height 18.5 cm, small chip to base

Two Georgian wine glasses, one with double air twist stem, the…

Georgian Double Air Twist Stem Wine Glasses - Pair

Two Georgian wine glasses, one with double air twist stem, the taller, 18.5 cm high

Jacobite wine glass rounded funnel bowl engraved with rose…

Rose Engraved Jacobite Wine Glass with Twist Stem

Jacobite wine glass rounded funnel bowl engraved with rose spray on opaque twist stem and conical foot

Wine glass rounded funnel bowl engraved with fruiting grape…

Grapevine Engraved Wine Glass with Twist Stem

Wine glass rounded funnel bowl engraved with fruiting grape vine on multiple opaque twist stem and conical foot

Wine glass bucket bowl engraved with border frieze on opaque…

Engraved Wine Glass with Opaque Twist Stem

Wine glass bucket bowl engraved with border frieze on opaque twist stem and conical foot

Pair cordial glasses rounded half moulded folded bowls on…

Air Twist Stem Cordial Glasses with Folded Bowls

Pair cordial glasses rounded half moulded folded bowls on multiple opaque air twist stems on round foot

Wine glass rounded funnel bowl on multiple opaque twist stem…

Opaque Twist Stem Wine Glass

Wine glass rounded funnel bowl on multiple opaque twist stem and conical foot

Wine glass bucket bowl on multiple opaque twist stem and…

Opaque Twist Stem Wine Glass with Bucket Bowl

Wine glass bucket bowl on multiple opaque twist stem and conical foot

Wine glass rounded funnel bowl on multiple opaque spiral air…

Opaque Spiral Stem Wine Glass

Wine glass rounded funnel bowl on multiple opaque spiral air twist stem and rounded foot

Ale glass waisted bell bowl on multiple air twist stem and…

Air Twist Stem Bell Bowl Ale Glass

Ale glass waisted bell bowl on multiple air twist stem and conical foot

Wine glass trumpet bowl on multiple air twist stem and conical…

Air Twist Wine Glass with Trumpet Bowl and Conical Foot

Wine glass trumpet bowl on multiple air twist stem and conical foot

Wine glass trumpet bowl on multiple air twist stem and conical…

Air twist stem wine glass with trumpet bowl

Wine glass trumpet bowl on multiple air twist stem and conical foot

Wine glass bucket bowl on multiple opaque twist stem and…

Opaque Twist Stem Wine Glass with Bucket Bowl

Wine glass bucket bowl on multiple opaque twist stem and conical foot

Wine glass bell bowl on opaque twist stem and conical foot…

Opaque Twist Stem Wine Glass with Conical Foot

Wine glass bell bowl on opaque twist stem and conical foot (some rim foot chipping)

Wine glass moulded funnel bowl on multi opaque twist stem and…

Multi Twist Stem Wine Glass with Funnel Bowl

Wine glass moulded funnel bowl on multi opaque twist stem and conical foot

Wine glass moulded funnel bowl on multi opaque twist stem and…

Multi Twist Stem Wine Glass with Funnel Bowl

Wine glass moulded funnel bowl on multi opaque twist stem and rounded foot (foot chip)

Wine glass wrythen moulded funnel bowl on multi opaque twist…

Multi Twist Stem Wine Glass

Wine glass wrythen moulded funnel bowl on multi opaque twist stem and conical foot

Two cordial glasses rounded funnel bowls on multiple opaque…

Opaque Twist Stem Cordial Glasses with Foot Chips

Two cordial glasses rounded funnel bowls on multiple opaque twist stems and conical foot (foot chips)

Ale glass waisted bell bowl on multiple air twist stem and…

Air Twist Stem Bell Bowl Ale Glass

Ale glass waisted bell bowl on multiple air twist stem and conical foot

Wine glass trumpet bowl on air twist stem and conical foot

Air Twist Wine Glass with Conical Foot

Wine glass trumpet bowl on air twist stem and conical foot

Wine glass funnel bowl on multi air twist stem and conical foot

Multi-air twist stem wine glass with funnel bowl

Wine glass funnel bowl on multi air twist stem and conical foot

Victorian ale glass rounded funnel bowl on plain stem and…

Victorian Opaque Air Twist Stem Goblet & Ale Glass

Victorian ale glass rounded funnel bowl on plain stem and conical foot with other opaque air twist stem goblet

18th century air twist stem wine glass, Unknopped air twist…

18th Century Air Twist Stem Wine Glass

18th century air twist stem wine glass, Unknopped air twist stem Height 14 cm

18th century air twist stem wine glass, plain bowl, multiple…

Spiral Air Twist Stem Wine Glass

18th century air twist stem wine glass, plain bowl, multiple spiral air twist stem. Height 16 cm

A Georgian opaque twist stem wine glass, circa 1765, with a…

Georgian Opaque Twist Stem Wine Glass

A Georgian opaque twist stem wine glass, circa 1765, with a funnel shaped bowl, a double series twist stem to a conical foot with pontil, bearing a British antique Dealers Association label underside. Height 15.5 cm

A Georgian opaque twist wine glass, circa 1760, with a funnel…

Georgian Opaque Twist Wine Glass, 1760

A Georgian opaque twist wine glass, circa 1760, with a funnel shaped bowl upon a straight double series twist stem to a plain conical foot with a rough pontil. Height 15.5 cm

A Georgian opaque twist stem ale glass, circa 1760, with a…

Georgian Opaque Twist Stem Ale Glass

A Georgian opaque twist stem ale glass, circa 1760, with a slender funnel shaped bowl above a double series twist stem to a conical foot with a rough pontil. Height 19 cm

A Georgian opaque twist stem ale glass, circa 1760, with a…

Georgian Opaque Twist Stem Ale Glass (1760)

A Georgian opaque twist stem ale glass, circa 1760, with a slender funnel shaped bowl above a double series twist stem to a conical foot with a rough pontil. Height 17 cm

A Georgian colour twist wine glass, circa 1760, with a bell…

Georgian Twist Wine Glass with Bristol Blue Stem

A Georgian colour twist wine glass, circa 1760, with a bell shaped bowl above a crudely twisted stem of Bristol blue enclosed by irregular white spirals to a conical foot. Height 14.5 cm

A Georgian opaque twist stem wine glass, circa 1765, with a…

Georgian Opaque Twist Stem Wine Glass with Engraved Design

A Georgian opaque twist stem wine glass, circa 1765, with a bell shaped bowl engraved with fruiting vines and a bird in flight, a double series twist stem to a plain conical foot with a rough pontil. Height 16.5 cm

A tall Georgian opaque twist stem wine glass, circa 1760, the…

Georgian Opaque Twist Stem Wine Glass

A tall Georgian opaque twist stem wine glass, circa 1760, the ogee profile bowl with an everted lip above a double series twist stem to a conical base with a rough pontil. Height 20.5 cm

A delicate Georgian opaque twist stem cordial glass, circa 1800,…

Georgian Opaque Twist Stem Cordial Glass

A delicate Georgian opaque twist stem cordial glass, circa 1800, with a conical slice cut bowl above a slender ring knop and a double series twist stem to a conical foot, with a polished pontil. Height 13.5 cm

A pair of Georgian Air twist wine glasses, circa 1760, elegant…

Georgian Air Twist Wine Glasses

A pair of Georgian Air twist wine glasses, circa 1760, elegant trumpet bowl glasses with spiral stems to domed bases. Height 18.5 cm

Five mixed engraved glasses, Georgian and later, later 18th…

Mixed Engraved Glasses, Georgian to 20th Century

Five mixed engraved glasses, Georgian and later, later 18th century to 20th century, a Georgian barley and hops trumpet ale glass with a rough pontil; two later Jacobite-style glasses with rose motifs and opaque spiral twist stems; a later double knopped…

Antique Georgian cordial trumpet glass with enamel twist stem,…

Georgian Enamel Twist Cordial Glass

Antique Georgian cordial trumpet glass with enamel twist stem, 14 cm high

Two Georgian cotton twist stem wine glasses, one conical bowled…

Georgian Cotton Twist Stem Wine Glasses

Two Georgian cotton twist stem wine glasses, one conical bowled with double helix within a multiple spiral stem, the other bell bowled with latticino knopped stem. Tallest 15 cm

A mid-18th century Jacobite wine glass engraved with rose,…

Jacobite Engraved Wine Glass from 18th Century

A mid-18th century Jacobite wine glass engraved with rose, drawn stem, air twist and folded foot. 17 cm high. Provenance: Kozminsky Gallery.

Air twist Georgian stemmed glasses (4) (A/F)

Georgian Stemmed Glasses (Set of 4, A/F)

Air twist Georgian stemmed glasses (4) (A/F)

Georgian cotton twist stem glass

Georgian Twist Glass Stemware

Georgian cotton twist stem glass

Georgian air twist stem glass with cut harvest decorations A/F

Harvest Cut Glass Georgian Air Twist Stem (A/F)

Georgian air twist stem glass with cut harvest decorations A/F

Georgian cotton twist stem glass with grape vine etching A/F

Grape Vine Etched Georgian Cotton Twist Stem Glass A/F

Georgian cotton twist stem glass with grape vine etching A/F

Georgian air twist stem glass A/F

Georgian Air Twist Glass - Damaged

Georgian air twist stem glass A/F

Antique cordial glass with air twist stem, 15 cm high approx.…

Antique Air Twist Cordial Glass with Chip

Antique cordial glass with air twist stem, 15 cm high approx. small chip to base rim

Five Georgian fluted ale glasses, c. 1765, each with wheat-ear…

Georgian Wheat-Ear Ale Glasses with Air Twist Stems (Set of 5)

Five Georgian fluted ale glasses, c. 1765, each with wheat-ear etched bowls, and air twist stems (5), approx. Height 17.5 cm