A PAIR OF MONUMENTAL FRENCH ENAMELLED GLASS VASES AND COVERS

CIRCA 1880, POSSIBLY BACCARAT OR BROCARD

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A PAIR OF MONUMENTAL FRENCH ENAMELLED GLASS VASES AND COVERS
Circa 1880, possibly Baccarat or Brocard
Each with filleted ball finial on high domed cover with six panels of scale-pattern edged in blue, the neck with anthemion tipped in red, the shoulder with ovolo and rosette chain above oval panels decorated with transparent and opaque enamels in the Japanese taste with white herons and cranes in marshy landscapes within a beaded strapwork, reserved on a trellis ground, the sides with mons, raised on a knopped socle and stepped base
26¾in. (68cm.) high (2)

Provenance

With Tiberian Design

Lot Essay

In the mid to late 19th century the taste for Japanese art dominated the international exhibitions of the day. For example the ceramic artist Théodore Deck was awarded the Grand Prix at the international exhibition of 1878 in Paris for his fine work executing èmail cloisonné in this style. Baccarat, Brocard and the Austrian firm Lobmeyr also exhibited glasswares enamelled with Oriental subjects. The present vases are rich in Japanese symbolism. The crane or heron is noted for its longevity, devotion and vigilance; the bamboo its virility, strength and fertility. Both together are emblematic of long life and happiness and as such were often represented on traditional wedding gifts.

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