Color-lined crystal cup – Saint Louis Massenet

3527 – colored double crystal bowl – saint louis massenet not stamped but listed in the 1930 catalog of the saint louis crystal factory on plate no. 9 plates of bowls and planters model numbered 108, size 4147 known as massenet, this beautiful red double crystal bowl in good condition. No major cracks or chips, just very tiny little chips from the head of a pin very, very barely visible only on the edge of the bowl. A glassmaker could easily remove them at low cost. Very beautiful and rich cutting work by a glassmaker with ancestral know-how highlighted by the light. Height 85 mm X 201 mm. Weight 1230 g. Very careful and tracked shipping. For information, founded in 1586 in the münzthal valley in moselle, by letters patent of 1767 from king louis XV known as the beloved (1710-1774), it took the name of "verrerie royale de saint louis" and quickly became a flagship of the french economy. In 1781 with the discovery of the composition of crystal by mr. De beaufort, former director of the factory, it took the name of cristallerie. At the time, only england mastered the formula for lead crystal. Its production will be exclusively crystal from 1825. In 1834, the cristallerie saint louis created the trianon service, thus introducing the notion of tableware by using several glasses according to use. Since then, many services have been created, including tommy to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the first world war in honor of the english soldiers. Production mainly for tableware, decoration, lighting and furniture of crystal pieces by master glassmakers who have received training for around 10 years. Today, saint louis belongs to the hermès group.