French Baccarat-Quality Cut Crystal Casket with Gilt Bronze Mounts — circa 1880–1900 widow Soucases

widow Soucases

The ornate gilt bronze mounts are chased with classical motifs

and fitted with cast bronze handles

Open Opaline Vessel (Vanity Cup or Holder)

Found in England

French Baccarat-Quality Cut Crystal Casket with Gilt Bronze Mounts — circa 1880–1900 widow SoucasesFrench Baccarat Quality Cut Crystal Casket with Gilt Bronze Mounts circa 18801900 This remarkable French crystal casket epitomizes the refined artistry of the Belle poque, when Baccarat, Saint Louis, and Val Saint Lambert produced some of the worlds most luminous glass. Fashioned from exceptionally thick, leaded crystal, the entire surface is cut in an all over diamond point motif a design requiring precision and extraordinary labor to achieve even