"Rare Liquor Glass From The King Chares X Table Service"
Cut crystal liqueur glass, engraved with the cipher of King Charles X, in a flared shape resting on a round star base, the cut barrel, surrounded by a frieze of "diamonds" at the bottom edge.Good condition.
Unknown factory, Restauration period, reign of Charles X (1824-1830).
H. 9.5 cm.
Provenance
Charles X, King of France (1757-1836).
Related work
An anonymous drawing from an unknown manufacture representing a model of our glass is preserved at the Musée des Arts décoratifs (inv. CD 3853.20), see the third illustration (© Photo Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris All rights reserved).
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