Set Of Three Glass Baskets

Set of three stretched glass baskets probably to put fruit in 18th century Period Usual restorations Rooster basket H. 22 x D. 15 cm €850 Glass basket H. 20 x D. 17 cm €680 Glass basket H 9 x L. 22 cm €780 Trellis work inspired by Liège, very fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries. Relatively rare, we find few on the market that have reached us in such good condition. We know of a similar lot from a past sale at Sotheby's entitled “European Ceramics, Dutch Delftware and Glass” (lot 261). Liège is a coal-mining region, therefore conducive to the glass industry, which essentially depends on access to fuels. The Liège work is inspired first and foremost by Venetian work, work with pliers on blown and spun glass, a technique used in the case of our three baskets. The use of glass for works of art was encouraged by the crown to compete with the English crystal works in full production during the 18th century.