BACCARAT SERVICE ELBEUF Collection of Emperor Jean-Bedel BOKASSA (1921-1996) Crystal with the imperial coat of arms of the kingdom of Central Africa Crystal gilded with fine gold. Wine glasses, water glasses, champagne glasses The Elbeuf set of crystal glasses was created in 1908 by Baccarat and produced until the early 1990s. The maharajahs of Baroda and Kapurthala commissioned the same service for their Indian palaces. But our pieces were made for the Central African Emperor, Jean-Bedel Bokassa (1921-1996) for his "Imperial and Napoleonic coronation "on December 4, 1977 in Bangui. Height of large glasses 18.7cmd

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