Champagne Glasses
1880
Two hand-blown clear crystal champagne glasses by Baccarat from around 1880, designed to showcase and enhance the effervescence and elegance of champagne through refined, elongated forms.
Their fragile, almost weightless silhouettes catch the eye—the long, tapering stems rising into pear-shaped bowls with thin rims and pristine clarity that scatter light into delicate highlights.
These glasses exemplify 19th‑century French luxury glassmaking, where technical mastery and restrained elegance helped define modern stemware design and the ceremonial presentation of sparkling wine.
Medium
Hand-blown clear crystal
Dimensions
.1: 8 1/2 x 3 1/8" (21.6 x 7.9 cm)
.2: 7 1/4 x 3" (18.4 x 7.6 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of Baccarat & Porthault, Inc.
Accession
217.1957.1-2
Palette
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