Water beaker from his table service
Rare cut crystal water glass in the shape of abeaker with cut sides, resting on a round base, engraved with the imperial cipher of Emperor Napoleon III.
Good condition, traces of use.
Unknown factory, Second Empire period (1852-1870).
H. 8.5 x D. 6.3 cm.
Provenance
Napoleon III, emperor of the French.
Related works
A lot with four identical cups sold at Osenat, March 25, 2018, lot 371.
Literature
Exhibition catalog, La cave de Joséphine. Le vin sous l'Empire à Malmaison, RMN, Paris, 2009, cat. 136 p. 122, for a glass from the same service preserved at château de Fontainebleau.




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