"Important And Rare Diamond Point Glass Set In Baccarat Crystal, Circa 1820"
Important Baccarat crystal diamond-tip cut glass service Circa 1820Comprising
12 red wine glasses
12 champagne flutes
12 dropper glasses
12 white wine glasses
12 port glasses
12 tumblers
2 fruit bowls
2 decanters
2 covered bezels
2 salt shakers
2 sugar bowls
1 covered mustard pot.
80 pieces in total
To thwart the continental blockade Napoleon I encouraged, among other things, the creation of the glassworks and crystal works of Vonèche, this one at the fall of the Empire was no longer on French territory, In order to be able to continue to sell its production in France Aimé-Gabriel d'Artigues requested a derogation from Louis XVIII, this was granted on the condition that d'Artigues founded an equivalent crystal factory in France, this is how the old Verrerie Saint Anne became a crystal factory under the name of: Establishments of Vonèche in Baccarat
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