ATTRIBUTED TO BACCARAT, LATE 19TH CENTURY

See B. Elzea, The Second Empire (1852-1870), Art in France Under Napoleon III, The Philadelphia Museum of Art Exhibition Catalogue, 1978, p. 198, IV-26, for a similar vase. Here it is noted that 'large-scale ornamental vases such as this were typically produced by Baccarat for international exhibitions...'

A similar vase, five inches taller and signed by Baccarat, sold these rooms 29 October 2002, lot 301.