A pair of white opaline glass baluster vases crafted by Baccarat. Designed with ruffled, gilt-trimmed rims and footed bases, hand-painted with polychrome floral bouquets featuring roses, pansies and morning glories, accented with turquoise-blue and gilt bands.
Jean-François Robert for Baccarat, Louis-Philippe period, circa 1835–1840.
Height: 25 cm. Diameter: 14 cm.
Very good overall condition.
Jean-François Robert, formerly a painter at the Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, patented a specialised enamel technique in the 1830s that transformed decorated opaline glass. Executed for Baccarat, the pair combines botanical painting with gilt and turquoise accents on white opaline glass.
