Clichy Cristallo Porcelain Crystal Glass With The 19th Century Legion Of Honor

Produced by the Cristallerie de Clichy, glass on a cut crystal stem with twelve flat ribs and notched edges, decorated with a porcelain crystal in inclusion on a silver and gold spangle representing a knight's cross of the Legion of Honor of the Second Empire. The reverse is engraved with the PR monogram. Height 13 cm, diameter at the neck 7.5 cm. Glass in excellent condition. The crystal-ceramic technique: While French crystal appeared at the end of the 18th century, technical innovations favored the inclusion of ceramic cameos and enamels in this new clear and limpid material. Highly appreciated by the nobility of the Empire then by the new bourgeoisie which flourished during the Restoration, very beautiful inclusion glasses decorated with motifs featuring the insignia of the Legion of Honor, the profiles of historical and religious figures, as well as symbols lovers are then produced in major French crystal factories such as Montcenis, Saint-Louis, Baccarat, Clichy and Bercy.