Val Saint Lambert - Bottle - Crystal

Decanter (or liquor/whisky bottle) with a square base in fine lead crystal, transparent and heavy. It features a rich and deep hand-cut finish (crystal cut). The central band is decorated with a diamond-cut motif, framed above and below by deep horizontal grooves. The lower part presents wide glossy vertical ribs that create a strong geometric contrast. The base is internally finished with a classic star-cut, designed to refract light through the liquid. The original stopper, a faceted ball hexagonal-shaped stopper (ball stopper style), echoes and amplifies the bottle’s refraction effects. Brand (Manufacturer) Val Saint Lambert (Belgium). The mathematical certainty comes from the original gold and black paper/metal label still perfectly preserved on the bottle’s shoulder and under the base, signed by engraving. The Val Saint Lambert Manufacture, founded in 1826 in the former abbey of the same name, is historically regarded as the highest Belgian excellence in crystal and the official supplier to the Royal Household. Their pieces are famous worldwide for their very high refractive index and the geometric precision of the cuts. Era: mid-20th century (around 1950–1970).
The design, while drawing on the classical canons of European fine crystal, shows a squared and structured line very popular in Mid-Century Modern postwar bar services. The presence of that exact type of original adhesive label (often removed with the first washes) is typical of productions marketed in the 1950s and 1960s. Measurements: height 25 x 10 x 10 cm.