A French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Baccarat crystal centerpiece
List: $12,800.00
A charming and most elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Baccarat crystal centerpiece. The centerpiece is raised by a beautiful pierced scrolled central reserve with a fine reeded design and striking scrolled foliate legs at each side... — Read More
A charming and most elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Baccarat crystal centerpiece. The centerpiece is raised by a beautiful pierced scrolled central reserve with a fine reeded design and striking scrolled foliate legs at each side with a richly chased acanthus leaf in a superb satin and burnished finish. The original elegant reeded tapered Baccarat crystal bowl displays a lovely and most decorative arched foliate design at the rim. All original gilt throughout. — Read Less
- Item # 13449
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H: 7.25 in L: 16.75 in D: 10.75 in
H: 18 cm L: 43 cm D: 27 cm
- France
- 19th Century
- Baccarat Crystal, Ormolu
- Louis XV 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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