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Pair of French Glass Vases Painted with Portraits
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Pair of French glass vases painted with portraits
French, late 19th century
Measures: Height 54cm, diameter 15cm
Opaline glass, or opaque glass, often tinted with a hint of color, has been prized for centuries for its elegant beauty. The present pair of vases is a superb example of the material wrought into a beautiful form. Each vase features a white opaline glass body, delicately parcel gilt on occasion. Each vase is painted with a finely executed portrait of a young maiden with an animal, each portrait set within a tooled gilt cartouche.
- Dimensions:Height: 21.26 in (54 cm)Diameter: 5.91 in (15 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
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- Date of Manufacture:Late 19th Century
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- Seller Location:London, GB
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