A pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal sconces
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An impressive and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal sconces. Each four arm sconce is centered by a beautiful half crystal ball with lovely faceted cuts and which sits flush to... — Read More
An impressive and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal sconces. Each four arm sconce is centered by a beautiful half crystal ball with lovely faceted cuts and which sits flush to the wall. A wonderful array of scalloped shaped Baccarat crystal pendants extend upwards decorating the most decorative elegantly curved arms with fine floral bobeches and striking Baccarat crystal daggers. At the center is an impressive half dagger which also sits flush with the wall while the cage is adorned in additional beautiful crystal pendants and leads upwards to the remarkable top spray. All original gilt throughout. — Read Less
Shades shown for display purposes, sold separately.
- Item # 5054
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H: 42.5 in L: 22 in D: 12.5 in
H: 108 cm L: 56 cm D: 32 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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