Vase

Escalier de Cristal, c. 1885 - c. 1890

Escalier de Cristal, established in Paris in 1802, was a leading department store for all kinds of luxury items. It specialized in fitting bronze mounts onto glass objects and also sold work by various artists. The inspiration behind both the mounts and the ornamentation on this glass vase was Chinese art.

  • Artwork typevase
  • Object numberBK-1998-2
  • Dimensionswidth 10 cm x depth 10 cm, height 36.7 cm x width 26.2 cm x depth 20.4 cm
  • Physical characteristicsglas, geslepen, geëtst, veelkleurig beschilderd in email en verguld, monturen van verguld brons