Lot 205
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A PAIR OF FRENCH GILT AND POLYCHROME-DECORATED OPALINE GLASS VASES MOUNTED AS TABLE LAMPS
A PAIR OF FRENCH GILT AND POLYCHROME-DECORATED OPALINE GLASS VASES MOUNTED AS TABLE LAMPS

ATTRIBUTED TO BACCARAT, MID 19TH CENTURY, THE DECORATION ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN-FRANÇOIS ROBERT

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A PAIR OF FRENCH GILT AND POLYCHROME-DECORATED OPALINE GLASS VASES MOUNTED AS TABLE LAMPS
Attributed to Baccarat, Mid 19th Century, the decoration attributed to Jean-François Robert
Each of baluster form, decorated overall with rocaille gilt swags and outlines hung with floral garlands, on a giltwood circular foot, electrified
33in. (84cm.) high (2)

Lot Essay

This pair of polychrome-decorated and parcel-gilt vases are virtually identical to a pair in the Galerie Suger Collection, attributed to Jean-Fran/dcois Robert, and illustrated in J.L. Curtis, Baccarat, New York, 1992, pp. 230-233. Robert, a decorative artist at the royal porcelain manufactory at Sévres (1806-34 and 1836-43), decorated opalines by Baccarat and Saint Louis with floral designs in enamels, as well as gold, silver and platinum, from 1843-1855.

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