A French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal centerpiece
List: $12,500.00
A stately and very attractive French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal centerpiece. The centerpiece bowl is raised by front and back "S" scrolled pierced supports with a foliate design. The two outer supports have an elegant... — Read More
A stately and very attractive French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal centerpiece. The centerpiece bowl is raised by front and back "S" scrolled pierced supports with a foliate design. The two outer supports have an elegant double reverse foliate decorated "C" scrolled design in which the upper "C" scrolls become the handles of the centerpiece. The supports are joined by an oval foliate decorated Ormolu band. The base supports the thick Baccarat crystal bowl which has decorative faceted cuts throughout all below the beveled scalloped top rim. All original gilding throughout. — Read Less
- Item # 13690
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H: 7.75 in L: 20.5 in D: 10.75 in
H: 20 cm L: 52 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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