Cristallerie francesi - Table service (12) - Crystal

Long drink service, consisting of a bottle (decanter) 18 cm high and 12.5 cm in diameter, complete with its original faceted diamond-cut stopper and 11 coordinated glasses. The pieces feature a rich acid engraving (or very fine burin) with an ornamental motif in neoclassical/Renaissance style, characterized by acanthus tendrils, arabesques, floral ramages and continuous volutes that wrap around the entire body of the glass. The glasses have a cylindrical body slightly flared toward the top with a thick-ring base, typical of water or liqueur tumblers of the period. The bottle has a globular body pressed at the base and a long, slender neck. Era: late 19th century - early 20th century (circa 1890 - 1920). This type of extremely fine and elaborate acid engraving peaked during the Art Nouveau and Belle Époque periods, drawing on historical motifs (Louis XV style / Renaissance) that were very fashionable in luxury sets of the era. Origin: France. The manufacture is almost certainly attributable to one of the great French crystal houses of excellence. The workmanship and decorative pattern strongly recall the historical catalogs of: Baccarat (very famous for acid-engraved motifs such as the Rohan pattern or similar). Saint-Louis (the Cristallerie Royale de Saint-Louis, known for these ultra-fine garland decorations). Before 1936, Baccarat and Saint-Louis often did not mark pieces with the circular acid mark on the bottom, but used only paper labels that could be lost with washing. The bottom of the stopper (often the bottle and stopper bear a small hand-engraved number corresponding to it, which guarantees their original cohesion).