Art Nouveau Glass Vase Baccarat E Rousseau Ormolu Mount Bamboo French Japonisme

FRENCH ART NOUVEAU GLASS VASE ANTIQUE ORMOLU BAMBOO MOUNT JAPONISME 1880's. ALEXANDRITE / BACCARAT / FRANÇOIS-EUGÈNE ROUSSEAU. THIS RARE VIOLET IRIDESCENT GLASS VASE MEASURES APPROX. 3" HIGH AND 4" WIDE WITH THE STAND. ONLINE RESEARCH ATTRIBUTES IT TO EUGENE ROUSSEAU, OR POSSIBLY BACCARAT E. ROUSSEAU WORKED WITH BACCARAT DURING THE JAPONISME MOVEMENT. THE GLASS HAS A BEAUTIFUL IRIDESCENT AND PEARL-LIKE RAINBOW SHEEN WITH AN ALEXANDRITE QUALITY AND A BLUE-VIOLET TINT.

IT IS MOUNTED IN A GILT METAL'BAMBOO' FRAME - BASE, IT'S HANDLES PINCHING INTO THE DIMPLED SIDES OF THE VASE, FLARING OUT AT THE TOP SIDES AND COMING BACK TO ENCIRCLE THE NECK, IN AN ASIAN STYLE. THE VASE HAS ENAMELED JAPANESE STYLE FLOWERS AND GILT WORK WITH GREEN LEAVES AND A BAMBOO STALK. THE GILT TOP IS CLEAN, W/O ISSUES. 3 PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE, AND REVIEW THE PHOTOS FOR DESCRIPTION.

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