Magnificent Pair of Palatial Double Overlay Bohemian Trumpet Vases with Stags

A fabulous pair of 19th Century Louis XVI style Baccarat double overlay blue over clear white opaline vases with 24k hand-painted gold decoration. Each ...

While Napoleon's armies never conquered Russian, French taste did, and in a big way. This pair made at the Imperial Glass Workshop, under the Sponsorship of the Imperial Family would have been at home in a Paris drawing room as easily as in St. Petersburg. The Intense Ruby Red color of the Crystal is created by adding large quantities of gold to the molten glass before the object is created. The resulting color is dense yet full of light just like its namesake the precious jewel. The Dore bronze mounts use motifs taken from antiquity. Likewise, the shape of the handles is inspired by Greco-Roman amphora...

A lovely pair of beatifully matched hand blown crystal trumpet vases with all-over copper wheel engraved floral decoration. The detailed images re...

This beautifully matched pair of 19th c vases are cased in white crystal and cut to clear in an all-over pattern decorating the vases from the petal rims to the raised foot. Completi...