A refined example of the “Vase Roseaux” model by Maison Charles, France, circa 1970. The model name means 'vase full of reeds', reeds symbolise the tranquil life around river Nile and the lush Mediterranean, reeds motif stands for continuity, resilience and regeneration. Absorbed in the Greco-Roman decorative language from Egypt and the Mediterranean, later used in the Neo-Classical traditional for their vertical and disciplined beauty and form.
The gilt bronze reed-form mount rises from a hand-cut Baccarat crystal base (with Baccarat crystal mark intact, 'Taille Main' means hand-cut which distinguishes the quality of the crystal from the usual mid-20th century machine-made to special commissioned and hand-cut to the highest caliber by Maison Charles), likely a luxury piece designed and commissioned by Maison Charles, Baccarat supplied the corresponding base for this edition. Very rare, only piece in the market at present.
The gilt bronze mount is composed of stylised reeds arranged in vertical repetition, creating a sculptural yet architectural silhouette characteristic of Maison Charles’ refined neoclassical vocabulary.
FInished with gilt brass pinecone finial, introducing the antiquity, a classical motif symbolises renaissance, fertility, evergreen and immortality. A sculptural terminus echoing mediterranean vitality, together with reeds inspired by Egyptomania, finished with Baccarat crystal of hand-cut artisanal precisions, the composition of craftsmanship and references make the piece immortal.
'Taille Main' - Hand-cut artisanal crystal, made in France.
A refined example of the “Vase Roseaux” model by Maison Charles, France, circa 1970. The model name means 'vase full of reeds', reeds symbolise the tranquil life around river Nile and the lush Mediterranean, reeds motif stands for continuity, resilience and regeneration. Absorbed in the Greco-Roman decorative language from Egypt and the Mediterranean, later used in the Neo-Classical traditional for their vertical and disciplined beauty and form.
The gilt bronze reed-form mount rises from a hand-cut Baccarat crystal base (with Baccarat crystal mark intact, 'Taille Main' means hand-cut which distinguishes the quality of the crystal from the usual mid-20th century machine-made to special commissioned and hand-cut to the highest caliber by Maison Charles), likely a luxury piece designed and commissioned by Maison Charles, Baccarat supplied the corresponding base for this edition. Very rare, only piece in the market at present.
The gilt bronze mount is composed of stylised reeds arranged in vertical repetition, creating a sculptural yet architectural silhouette characteristic of Maison Charles’ refined neoclassical vocabulary.
FInished with gilt brass pinecone finial, introducing the antiquity, a classical motif symbolises renaissance, fertility, evergreen and immortality. A sculptural terminus echoing mediterranean vitality, together with reeds inspired by Egyptomania, finished with Baccarat crystal of hand-cut artisanal precisions, the composition of craftsmanship and references make the piece immortal.
'Taille Main' - Hand-cut artisanal crystal, made in France.
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