BY BACCARAT, PARIS, CIRCA 1910

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MOULDED AND ETCHED GLASS VASE AND COVER
BY BACCARAT, PARIS, CIRCA 1910
With domed lid and pomegranate finial above a waisted neck etched with a flowering trellis beneath scrolling acanthus, and flanked with rocaille handles centred by cattails, on spreading foot cornered with acanthus-leaf mounts above a stepped base, the underside of the cover stamped '4', the interior of the vase stamped 'BACCARAT'
17 in. (43 cm.) high; 11 in. (28 cm.) wide

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Lot Essay

This vase and cover was first displayed by Baccarat in 1909 at the Exposition internationale de l'Est de la France, Nancy. Retailed as a drageoir, the original purpose of such a vessel was hold confectionary, such as dragées, or sugared almonds.

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