Vintage Toilet set - Brass, Glass - Floral bottle holder

Eleven tulips made of brass wire, each with a place for one small perfume bottle. The wirework rises from an oval glass plate into a silhouette like a small crown, with one tall tulip in the center. The gold-colored metal against the clear glass gives the piece a glamorous look. The plate itself is French in style: the same design appears on the glass plate of a French oil and vinegar cruet in the Baccarat style.

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Description:
An oval glass plate with rounded ends and four stepped corner feet. The glass features mirrored scrolls, panels of diamond points, and a leaf-shaped medallion. The wirework sits on top: loops open like tulip buds, crossing and winding around one another, eleven in total. The wirework is attached to the plate with four screws and brass corner plates, set into recesses in the glass. The whole piece weighs 950 grams; the solid glass plate gives it weight and stability.

About the maker:
This piece is a composite. The glass plate with scrolls and heart-shaped panels has a French precedent: an oil and vinegar cruet in the Baccarat style from the late nineteenth century has the same plate. The soldered brass wirework transformed the plate into a stand for bottles.

In the interior:
On a dressing table in the morning light, the eleven tulips cast their shadows across the glass plate.

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Condition:
Good. Wirework: light oxidation with a verdigris patina on the stems; the brass sheen is dulled in places. Underside: one small fastening screw is missing. Glass plate: no chips or cracks observed. See the images.

At a glance:
Material: brass wire on an embossed glass plate
Dimensions and weight: h 25 x w 21 x d 11 cm, 950 grams
Maker’s mark: unmarked; glass plate attributed based on its shape and decoration
Date: ca. 1940–1950
Origin: France (attributed); from a private collection

Attribution and sources:
Attributed to France: a Baccarat-style glass plate with brass wirework from the 1940s and 1950s. Basis: the plate’s design—an oval with mirrored scrolls and heart-shaped panels—matches the glass plate of a French oil and vinegar cruet from the late nineteenth century. The flowing lines and tulip motif of the wirework are in keeping with the decorative metalwork of those years.

Shipping:
Professionally packed in a sturdy box with protective cushioning; fragile objects are double-boxed. Always shipped insured with Track and Trace. More than 1,100 reviews from previous buyers; see the feedback.