6 Belgian wine glasses Vonêche anno 1800
6 Belgian wine glasses Vonêche anno 1800
Definition.
6 beautiful wine glasses made in the beginning of the 19th century in France (Belgium)
The glasses are made of mouth-blown glass with lead, this is the first crystal.
The crystal at the beginning of the 19th century was not yet as pure as what we know today.
The glasses have a beautiful chalice shape and are finely decorated with cut lines that form the diamond pattern.
At the bottom of the foot you can see the cut-off of the blowpipe.
These are completely handmade, so they can vary in size and weight.
Around 1800 these were all wine glasses, now we use it more as port glass.
Wine and liquor were very expensive drinks, only the rich could afford it.
To further enhance their standing in the light of day, the glasses had to be filled to the brim.
This was also a sign of abundance.
Given its age, a small trace of wear may be present, as well as glass threads, air bubbles and imperfections are completely normal for handmade antique glassware.
Verrerie Impériale et Royale de Vonêche :
The village of Vonêche, which had all but disappeared in the 17th century due to war and plague, was revived by a patent by which Empress Maria Theresa granted the creation of a glass factory to Pierre-Nicolas Mathys and Gaspard André in 1778.
With the help of French and German workers, the Verrerie Impériale et Royale de Vonêche produced window glass and drinking cups.
In 1802, the Frenchman Aimé-Gabriel d'Artigues (1773-1848) bought the small factory with the approval of Napoleon Bonaparte. D'Artigues relaunched glass production and also began to manufacture crystal. Vonêche grew into the largest cristallerie on the European continent, with 650 employees in 1810. The fall of Napoleon threatened to cut off access to the French market in 1815, but d'Artigues obtained from King Louis XVIII that he could continue to introduce tax-free in exchange for a partial relocation to Baccarat. D'Artigues transformed the abandoned Verrerie Sainte-Anne into the Établissements de Vonêche à Baccarat and entrusted the management of Vonêche to François Kemlin. The latter wanted to take over the business in 1825 for half a million francs, which probably caused the split between the two men. The following year, Kemlin left for Seraing with about a hundred workers to found Val-Saint-Lambert. Forced by financial difficulties, d'Artigues was forced to sell his Belgian company to Baccarat in 1830.
Production time:
1800
Origin / country:
France / Belgium
Manufacturer:
Verrerie Impériale et Royale de Vonêche
Model / name:
Dimensions:
Hight: 13 cm
Diameter rim glass: 7,5 cm
Weight / glass: 167 gr
Condition:
2nd hand / very good condition / no chips or cracks
Order referention:
220672