A French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period ormolu and Baccarat crystal centerpiece
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A most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period ormolu and Baccarat crystal centerpiece. The centerpiece is raised by handsome paw feet below exceptional scrolled pierced foliate movements and a central urn with blooming flowers. The oblong... — Read More
A most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period ormolu and Baccarat crystal centerpiece. The centerpiece is raised by handsome paw feet below exceptional scrolled pierced foliate movements and a central urn with blooming flowers. The oblong shaped Baccarat crystal bowl displays a lightly spiral reeded design and is encased within beautiful swaging garlands of ripe fruit and blooming flowers tied to a richly chased mask of a maiden at the center and exceptional scrolled interlocking handles at each side. All original gilt throughout. — Read Less
- Item # 12466
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H: 6.5 in L: 16 in D: 10 in
H: 17 cm L: 41 cm D: 25 cm
- France
- 19th Century
- Baccarat Crystal, Ormolu
- Belle Époque Period Read More, 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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