Baccarat – Set Of 43 Crystal Glasses Engraved With A Monogram, Circa 1900

Set of forty-three clear crystal glasses in three sizes, with moulded stems and bowls finely engraved with an intertwined monogram in English script, composed of a central L flanked by the letters probably S and T.

The set comprises:
• 9 water glasses – Height: 14.4 cm – Rim Ø: 7.8 cm – Foot Ø: 7.4 cm.
• 20 wine glasses – Height: 11.6 cm – Rim Ø: 6 cm – Foot Ø: 5.6 cm.
• 14 champagne glasses – Height: 16.8 cm – Rim Ø: 5.8 cm – Foot Ø: 6.5 cm.

These glasses are produced after the introduction of the acid-etched signature.

France, circa 1900.

Condition report:
Excellent condition.
Very few signs of use. Two champagne glasses measuring 16.2 cm show slightly different proportions, indicating they have not been ground down.

Model listed in the BACCARAT catalogue of 1903.

A service of this model is supplied to Aristide BRIAND. A leading figure of the French Third Republic, several times President of the Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs, he embodies French diplomacy at the beginning of the twentieth century and receives the 1926 Nobel Peace Prize for his work towards Franco-German reconciliation. The refinement of his service reflects the prestige associated with commissions placed with the BACCARAT crystal works by the political and diplomatic elite of his time.