Posted 9 years ago
Weeebsy
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I have a set of 10 fan shaped mint condition double sided Art Deco knife rests by Baccarat (?), they have half circles along each edge and the knife rests within these on one side and glass layers like a Lighthouse on the other.
I have only ever found one other set of 4 on an American site some years ago and they said they were signed Baccarat.
If anyone has any more information on these beautiful knife rests I would be very grateful.
These beautiful pieces are not knife rests... They were used to put under plates for eating asparagus or artichokes!
The incline given to the plate kept the water of the asparagus bathe them :-)
See there, in french:
http://www.lietard.weonea.com/article/54522/
http://www.lepalaisdesbricoles.com/objets-vendus/2429-3-support-pour-relever-assiettes-a-asperges-en-baccarat.html
They must be signed as shown on last pic in link above :-)
OMG! thank you Kyratango! Your answer was the very last thing I would have expected! and to be honest I love it that they are something completely different than a knife rest! I live in France and have never seen them anywhere or has anyone ever told me what they are used for. Would you know the age of them, I thought they were Art Deco because of the design, but now I see the design is for keeping the plate steady so now I think the age is the mystery! I am so grateful, I love to collect antiques and vintage things simply because I love the detective work of what a thing is and where it has come from but I couldn't see the signature on these which is why I put them up here. How did you find them? Are you French? I am so pleased, thank you, you've made my day. :D
Oui, je suis Française :-)
From the old advertisement/catalogue pic in first link they were made from the last part of 19th century, and (I think) till the 1960'.
Merci pour les remerciements :-)
I have looked all over the Port-assiette and cannot find a laser sign for Baccarat, I have just been looking on the internet wikipedia page as to when they started to sign their pieces-from 1936- so I think they must have been made before this...
Thank you again, you have made my day :D Merci!