A pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Baccarat crystal Girandole lamps
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A sensational pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Baccarat crystal Girandole lamps. Each stunning Girandole is raised on a pierced triangular base with elegant scrolled foliate feet leading to the central fut with two levels of... — Read More
A sensational pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Baccarat crystal Girandole lamps. Each stunning Girandole is raised on a pierced triangular base with elegant scrolled foliate feet leading to the central fut with two levels of protruding arms decorated with crystals and joined together with stunning crystal garlands. Exceptional amethyst colored crystals hang from the circular saucers below the baluster shaped candle cups. The fut leads up to additional sprays of crystals below the elegantly shaped amethyst colored crystal daggers. — Read Less
- Item # 13333
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H: 32 in L: 16 in D: 16 in
H: 81 cm L: 41 cm D: 41 cm
- France
- 19th Century
- Baccarat Crystal, Ormolu
- Louis XVI st. Read More
- Baccarat Read More
In 1764 King Louis XV of France gave permission to found a glassworks in the town of Baccarat. Production consisted of window panes, mirrors and stemware until 1816 when the first crystal oven went into operation. By that time over 3000 workers were employed at the site.
Baccarat was famous and requested by many royal houses and received its first royal commission in 1823. This began a lengthy line of commissions for royalty and heads of state throughout the world. In 1855 Baccarat won its first gold medal at the Worlds Fair in Paris after which they began to mark their creations towards the end of the 19th century.
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