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This item WAS NOT SOLD. Auction date was 2008 Jul 06 @ 12:00UTC-5 : EST/CDT
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This is a very rare French Rococo Revival mid 19th century 1850's Opaline white glass blaster shaped vase with gold gilt and razed gold decoration. In the center of this vase is a white Opaline medallion with hand painted portrait of young French Belle maiden exquisitely painted in the Old Paris porcelain style. This French Belle has roses in her blond corn curled hair. She is wearing a pink dress with green cape around her. She has the most beautiful expression on her face. This item is in excellent condition with minor age appropriate wear to the gilt decoration around portrait maiden. Height 14"
Opaline glass is a decorative style of glass made in France from 1800 to the 1890s, though it reached its peak of popularity during the reign of Napoleon III in the 1850s and 1860s. The glass is opaque or slightly translucent, and can appear either white or brightly colored in shades of green, blue, pink, black, lavender and yellow. The glass has a high lead content which defined it as "demi-crystal" or semi-crystal. The primary influences on this style of glass were 16th century Venetian milk glass, and English white glass produced in 18th century Bristol.
Many different pieces were produced in opaline glass, including vases, bowls, cups, coupes, decanters, perfume bottles, boxes, clocksand other implements. The popularity of Opaline glass began during the reign of Napoleon. Cities involved in the production included Le Creusot, Baccarat, and Saint-Louis, Réunion, as well as various ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Good </td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1850's </td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:Paris France </td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Le Creusot, Baccarat, and Saint-Louis, Réunion</td></tr>
<tr><td>Title:French Napoleon III Opaline glass vase Belle</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Rococo Revival </td></tr>
<tr><td>Materials:painted Opaline glass</td></tr>
<tr><td>Type:portrait Rococo Revival </td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:Historic Baltimore MD</td></tr>
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