A French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Baccarat crystal and ormolu vase
List: $8,800.00
An exceptional French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Baccarat crystal and ormolu vase. The vase is raised by handsome paw feet below the circular ormolu base with a fine mottled border and beautiful pierced intricately detailed foliate designs. The Baccarat crystal... — Read More
An exceptional French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Baccarat crystal and ormolu vase. The vase is raised by handsome paw feet below the circular ormolu base with a fine mottled border and beautiful pierced intricately detailed foliate designs. The Baccarat crystal body displays striking and most decorative cut foliate designs amidst fluted and ball designs with a lovely wrap around ormolu band at the top rim with fine interlocking designs and rosettes. — Read Less
- Item # 12717
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H: 14.75 in L: 6.75 in D: 6.75 in
H: 37 cm L: 17 cm D: 17 cm
- France
- 19th Century
- Baccarat Crystal, Ormolu
- Neo-Classical 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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