A French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat crystal and ormolu centerpiece
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An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat crystal and ormolu centerpiece. The oblong shaped centerpiece is raised by fine paw feet with lovely acanthus leaves and a beautiful wrap around palmette band. The remarkable Baccarat crystal bowl displays... — Read More
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat crystal and ormolu centerpiece. The oblong shaped centerpiece is raised by fine paw feet with lovely acanthus leaves and a beautiful wrap around palmette band. The remarkable Baccarat crystal bowl displays a socle shaped pedestal support and superb cut diamond designed wrap around band. A delicate Coeur de Rai designed ormolu band extends along the border with striking scrolled foliate handles at each side with additional beautiful palmettes and fine rosettes. — Read Less
- Item # 12574
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H: 8.75 in L: 15.75 in D: 6.5 in
H: 22 cm L: 40 cm D: 17 cm
- France
- 19th Century
- Baccarat Crystal, Ormolu
- 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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