311 - RARE BACCARAT CRYSTAL CEREMONIAL GLASS FEATURING THE MONOGRAM OF KING LOUIS-PHILIPPE

RARE BACCARAT CRYSTAL CEREMONIAL GLASS FEATURING THE MONOGRAM OF KING LOUIS-PHILIPPE Clear crystal wine glass with faceted sides, transparent and amber two-tone, flared in shape and resting on a baluster-shaped stem, decorated with an engraved vine scroll motif and, in the center, the monogram of King Louis-Philippe surrounded by flowers within an oval cartouche in slight relief. Very good condition. Baccarat Crystal, circa 1840. H. 17 x D. 8 cm. Provenance Personal service of King Louis-Philippe. History This unique glass piece likely served as a sample or display model for Baccarat at a World’s Fair or an Industrial Products Exhibition during the July Monarchy, or was intended to be presented directly to the King. A similar model, engraved with the King’s cipher and crafted for Louis-Philippe by Baccarat in 1840, is known to exist; it is preserved in the Baccarat Heritage Collection and adorned with a red knob (illustrated on the cover of the 2014 exhibition catalog, Fig. 1). A glass identical to ours is held in a private collection, while another very similar one (H. 15 x D. 8 cm), transparent and amber, is in the collections of the Musée Louis-Philippe at the Château d’Eu, sold by the Royal Provenance gallery in 2016 (ill. 2). Bibliography Exh. cat., Baccarat, the Legend of Crystal, Musée du Petit Palais, Paris, 2014, p. 22.