A Charming Vase in Cobalt blue Baccarat crystal enhanced with etchings and circled by Gilt Silver on the neck and base.
Done in the Louis XVI Style this beautiful piece, created by Maîtres Orfèvres Bonardi and Calgagne, features an etched décor of ribbons and laurel leaf garlands that are filled with gold enamel.
The base is encased in a vermeil décor, of floral garlands, ribbons and acanthus leaves.
The piece is charming and the crystal is intact. A wonderful way to display a spring bouquet.
The Hallmark is ‘Minerve’ 1 -1st title (950/1000)– 1838 -1919– Paris
The Makers Mark is for ‘Maîtres Orfèvres’ Bonardi and Calgagne and shows and B and a C separated by the sign & and topped by a star.
They registered their Mark in 1879 in Paris.