La Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint Louis (1767 - )
La Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint Louis (1767 - )
A Rare Crystal and Gilt Forty-Three Piece Table Service
FRANCE, Circa 1910
REF No. B71112
Each glass is engraved ‘Saint Louis’.
dimensions
Height :19 cm | 7¹/₂ in
description
A Rare Crystal and Gilt Forty-Three Piece Table Service by La Cristallerie de Saint Louis. This fine and luxurous service is in the famous ‘Thistle’ pattern developed by La Cristallerie de Saint Louis prior to the first world war.
The service comprises 14 Water Glasses, 14 Wine Glasses and 15 Champagne Flutes. Each stemed glass is of fine cut crystal with engraved decoration and a border of finely gilt acanthus and beaded rows.
Dimensions:
Height of Water Glasses 18 cm,
Height of Wine Glasses 16 cm,
Height of Champagne Flutes 19 cm.
The service comprises 14 Water Glasses, 14 Wine Glasses and 15 Champagne Flutes. Each stemed glass is of fine cut crystal with engraved decoration and a border of finely gilt acanthus and beaded rows.
Dimensions:
Height of Water Glasses 18 cm,
Height of Wine Glasses 16 cm,
Height of Champagne Flutes 19 cm.
maker
La Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint Louis was founded in 1767 in Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche in Lorraine. It is the oldest glass manufacturer in France with roots dating back to 1586 and the first crystal glass manufacturer in continental Europe.
