Posted 2 months ago
kivatinitz
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This candle holder of pressed glass is not marked. We bought it to Juan Pablo Caro about three years ago. It measures 26cm high and 12 cm the diameter of the base, so it is very stable and heavy. I do not remember the price.
Immediately, I thought was done by Baccarat, I have some other pieces of press glass that are unmarked. Looking for something similar I found several examples on the web but they are not identical. They have the same dimensions; some are marked others seems not to be because the pictures do not show the impressed Baccarat under the base.
The main difference is that between the opaque lanes of the base and of the holder there are small half balls, that makes the design much more intricate. The satin and clear glass make a great contrast. It seems an old one because it seems to have dust is embedded on the surface, like some of the oldest pressed glass we have.
Are they a copy done here in Argentine? I do not think so, most probably this is an earlier version, because the first pressed glass had intricate designs to hide imperfections.
https://www.proantic.com/en/1258580-baccarat-pair-of-candlesticks-with-cherubs.html#.
https://opaline-defoire-verre-cristal.com/opale/sommaire.htm It is an opaque or semi-translucent glass product that benefited, from the second half of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, from mass production with the disadvantages associated with this type of production.
Made of pressed molded glass or glass blown in a mold, these industrial products allowed manufacturers to offer attractive prices and thus reach a new clientele interested in opaque glass objects, painted or not. The same molds, used for the manufacture of opals, were used to make transparent, white or colored articles, sometimes reworked cold (painted, frosted, engraved, etc.).
This one has been done with a 4-part mold, in the pictures you can observe the one in front that is just in the middle of the face trough the nose, behind through the drapery that is over the shoulder that has the torch, and at both sides
Why this name? This recent name - the presentation catalogues (around 1860-1933) use the term OPAL - could be due to the fact that these items were found at fairs (understood in the sense of a popular market) while they were mainly present in tableware stores.
Sometimes called "bazaar opalines" or "bazaar" in the East of France, we can assume that they were also sold in this type of store at a low price.
The fact remains that in the aftermath of the Second World War, the public's taste having changed, the manufacturers concerned sold off their stock of opals to the fairground workers who used them as winning prizes. Those who knew the funfairs of the years 1950-1965, remember the opaline items present in the booths of shooting ranges, lotteries, games of skill... next to the traditional stuffed toys and other prizes. For us, this is the origin of this improper name.
Thanks for any comment.
https://www.proantic.com/en/1258580-baccarat-pair-of-candlesticks-with-cherubs.html#
Splendid Baccarat cherub candle holder, the satin cherub is lovely against the clear textured glass parts. A wonderful find
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