Erté - Grapes Vase
Baccarat Crystal, Polished Bronze
16 1⁄2” H x 13” W x 6 1⁄2” D

Erté used mixed media in most of his vases. Crystal, bronze, silver, white gold and yellow gold have been used successfully by Erté in his stunning vases. While a vase is designed to display flowers, one must remember that the vase first of all is an object of consummate beauty, a work of art to be appreciated in its own right like a painting or a sculpture.
Grapes is a truly exquisite vase and one of the most successful vases representing the marriage between two French “institutions”—Baccarat and Erté—.Two art deco birds feeding on grapes are flying over a maginficent crystal vase —handblown, hand-cut and hand-polished. For the collector, this piece represents a once-in a-lifetime opportunity, since it combines the stellar design talents of Erté with the perfectionist production technique of Baccarat, one of the world’s oldest and most famous cristalleries.
Baccarat was founded in 1764—before the 13 colonies became the United States—and has created crystal for many of the world’s monarchs and leaders ever since. The crystal is full lead and made entirely by hand. True to their impeccable standards, Baccarat destroys over 40% of their production because it does not meet their exacting requirements. The creation of this beautiful vase required over 100 separate steps.

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