VERY RARE BACCARAT CRYSTAL GLASS BLUE VASE BOWL CENTERPIECE JARDINIERE PLANTER CACHEPOT' ROSACES MULTIPLES' ORMOLU GILT BRONZE ART NOUVEAU FRENCH. THIS BEAUTIFUL BACCARAT JARDINIERE MEASURES APPROX 11" ACROSS (HANDLE TIP TO HANDLE TIP), 6" HIGH, AND 4 1/2 WIDE, (MEASURING ACROSS GILT METAL RIM)... THE BOWL IS A BIT WIDER. THE PATTERN IS'ROSACES MULTIPLES', (MULTIPLE ROSETTES), IN A DEEP AQUA BLUE.
THIS PATTERN IS ALSO FOUND IN CLEAR AND IN A ROSE TO CLEAR FADE, BUT THE BLUE COLOR IS LESS COMMON. DOCUMENTED PATTERN / COLOR BY MAISON BACCARAT. THE GILT BRONZE IS BRIGHT, SECURE AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. EACH HANDLE FEATURES A GRIFFIN / DRAGON HEAD. THE FEET ARE LIONS HEADS, SUPPORTED BY LIONS PAWS. EACH PAW IS STAMPED WITH THE LETTERS'VD'. I'VE RESEARCHED TWO BRONZE METALSMITHS FROM FRANCE, BOTH WITH INITIALS V. BUT FOUND NO EXAMPLE OF THEIR WORK THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS. THE MOULD BLOWN BLUE GLASS BOWL / JARDINIERE, HAS VISIBLE AIR BUBBLES.THE COLOR AND CONDITION ARE EXCELLENT. 3 PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE, AND REVIEW THE PHOTOS FOR DESCRIPTION.