A French turn of the century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu mounted vase
List: $3,800.00
An elegant French turn of the century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu mounted vase. The vase is raised on a scrolled tripod base above small Ormolu ball feet. The scrolled base is decorated also by bottom and... — Read More
An elegant French turn of the century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu mounted vase. The vase is raised on a scrolled tripod base above small Ormolu ball feet. The scrolled base is decorated also by bottom and top rosettes with small finials. At the center is the exquisite cut and etched tapered vase with a scalloped cut top design. Throughout the vase are extremely detailed etched bouquets of flowers amidst swaging ribbons. In excellent condition throughout. — Read Less
- Item # 13411
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H: 19.25 in L: 8 in D: 8 in
H: 49 cm L: 20 cm D: 20 cm
- France
- Turn-of-the-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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