A French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Baccarat crystal and ormolu box
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A most elegant French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Baccarat crystal and ormolu box. The rectangular box displays a beautiful thick Baccarat crystal body with a fine palmette designed keyhole escutcheon and beautiful wrap around ormolu band with lovely finely detailed... — Read More
A most elegant French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Baccarat crystal and ormolu box. The rectangular box displays a beautiful thick Baccarat crystal body with a fine palmette designed keyhole escutcheon and beautiful wrap around ormolu band with lovely finely detailed lattice and floral designs. All original gilt throughout. — Read Less
- Item # 13125
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H: 3.25 in L: 8.5 in D: 4 in
H: 8 cm L: 22 cm D: 10 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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