6 water glasses - val saint lambert lalaing – blown and cut crystal

2953 – 6 water glasses – val saint lambert lalaing – blown and cut crystal. From the middle of the 20th century, this set of 6 mouth-blown and hand-cut crystal water glasses signed “val saint lambert” lalaing service in good condition. No major cracks or chips. Each glass is a unique piece. Heavy quality, almost 400 g/glass. Lanceiform, the parison is cut with flat rounded ribs, hexagonal cut leg and foot. Height 160 mm X 84 mm. Weight 2340 g. Very careful and tracked shipping. For information, the Val Saint Lambert crystal factory was created in the oldest building of the Cistercian abbey confiscated in 1797 according to the laws of the French Republic and put up for public auction. Having become a linen spinning mill by citizen Deneef who was not successful, the site was taken over a little later by two employees of the prestigious vonêche crystal factory, François Kemlin and Auguste Lelièvre. The first furnace was activated in June 1826. The manufacturing of the crystal is of absolute superior quality “made in Belgium”. Since then, she has become world famous.