A Pair of Baccarat Vases Enamelled with Flag Irises c1900
30cm high
Polychrome enamelled Japanese irises in low relief on an acid cut-back background. The combination of techniques is remarkably effective in conveying the image of irises adjacent to water.
The company takes its name from the town where it was founded in 1764. Baccarat is near Nancy in the Meurthe-er-Moselle department in the east of France. The Bishop of Metz who was keen to exploit the abundance of firewood and charcoal gained the seal of approval from Louis XV
This pair of vases like much of the output from Baccarat after 1870 is heavily influenced by Japanese design. The Meiji restoration in 1868 gave rise to a resurgence of interest in all things Japanese after 200 years of isolationism. The art critic Philippe Burty created the term Japonism to describe the impact on decorative arts. This is the result
Baccarat first started to use paper labels to identify their output and affixed to the bases of pieces from 1860. Original paper labels are on the bases of both vases.
Condition
0.4 cm restored chip to corner of one base and enamel accordingly reinstated and colour matched.
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