Opaline Bottle "pigeon Gorge", Charles

“Pigeon throat” colored opaline crystal bottle. Body of the bottle cut with grooves in strong relief, pedestal in pink opaline of different colors and faceted, removable cap in blown and fluted pink opaline. Gilt bronze ring at the collar with scroll decoration of stylized foliage.
Charles X period.
Some chips on the body of the bottle.

This opaline color is rare and exceptional. Indeed, to opacify the crystal was added: bone ash, tin and arsenic. Finally this pink color was obtained by the addition of gold salts. Only a few production centers were able to produce such colors such as Le Creusot, Baccarat, Saint-Louis or Choiy-le-Roi. The distribution of these crystals was marketed by merchants established around the Palais-Royal such as “The Crystal Staircase”.

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