Cut crystal jug – Saint Louis Cerdagne service

3493 – cut crystal jug – saint louis cerdagne service stamped “cristal saint louis france”, still with its royal crown label, this blown and cut crystal water jug from the oldest french crystal factory of excellence in good condition. No cracks or chips, not scaled. Listed in the 1974 saint louis catalogue cerdagne service created in 1955. Deeply bevelled and flat-ribbed parison with a hot-glued swan-neck handle. Height 230 mm X 191 mm with handle. Weight 1680 g. 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 approximately 10 years of training. Today, saint louis belongs to the hermès group.