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A Superb Pair of French Opaline Vases
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The vases are of baluster form and painted on three sides with three different types of birds perched in flowering branches including green parrots.
Opaline vases of this period when decorated were typically painted with flowers. The subject here of birds is extremely rare and these are remarkably well executed.
The painting on these vases can be attributed to Jean-François Robert.
Jean-François Robert developed a technique for painting on glass in the 1830's and patented the process. Formerly a painter at the Sèvres porcelain, he set up his own crystal-decorating workshop in Sèvres and entered into partnership with Jean-Baptiste Launay, manager of Launay, Hautin et Cie which handled crystal sales after 1832 for Baccarat, Saint-Louis, Choisy and Bercy crystalworks out of its Rue de Paradis headquarters in Paris. From 1843 to 1855, Robert decorated the opalines from Baccarat and Saint Louis.
Because crystal has a lower melting point than glass or porcelain, it can not be annealed at the high temperatures needed to fix enamels. Robert’s solution was to modify the composition of the polychrome enamels used to paint porcelain and colour glass for stained glass windows, and adapt it to crystal while maintaining their colouring capacity and their stability. (See Curtis, page 292)
Reference Baccarat, Curtis, Jean-Louis, page 292 for an entry on Jean Francois
Robert.L'Opaline Française au XIXe Siècle, Yolande Amic, plate # XXXVIII (2), for a vase of similar shape and flower decoration by Robert.
- Dimensions:Height: 17.75 in (45.09 cm)Diameter: 6.25 in (15.88 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
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- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1840-5
- Condition:Very good with some rubbing to gilt on foot and very slight loss to gilt on interior of neck (photos available).
- Seller Location:Downingtown, PA
- Reference Number:Seller: NY73571stDibs: U1012218610187
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