Limited Edition

Haute Cristallerie Vol Du Soir Vase

Name: Haute Cristallerie Vol Du Soir Vase
Brand: BACCARAT
SKU: 2817777

2817777

Reissued from a model presented at the 1878 World’s Fair, the Vol du Soir vase is distinguished by its sober silhouette and the delicacy of its naturalistic decoration. It reflects the growing fascination of European decorative arts with Eastern aesthetics. At the end of the nineteenth century, the prints of Hokusai and Hiroshige transformed the perception of nature, making it more graphic, expressive, and symbolic. This influence appears in the vase’s Japonist motifs, engraved with extreme precision using a wheel. With grinding wheels and specialized tools, engravers sculpt the material to create subtle effects of light and transparency. Only the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France, trained in the Manufacture’s workshops, achieve such mastery. Black crystal, by contrast, is dense and almost opaque, revealing the slightest variation as light catches every relief and incision. On the Vol du Soir vase, the engraving emerges from this depth, enhanced by fine touches of gold. Their brilliance interacts with the crystal’s shadow, creating a striking contrast that reveals the full finesse of the decoration.

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