Bidspirit auction | ANTIQUE FRENCH PAIR OPALINE GLASS

ANTIQUE FRENCH PAIR OPALINE GLASS VASES, C. 1880 - A pair of late 19th-century French baluster-form opaline glass vases, circa 1875–1890. Each vessel is blown from opaque white glass featuring a flared trumpet mouth, slender waist, and spreading pedestal foot with polished pontil depression. The bodies are decorated in polychrome enamel with naturalistic ornithological and botanical compositions: one depicting a perched falcon amongst blooming lilac branches, and the other depicting an agitated kestrel confronting a coiled serpent amidst pink flowering sprigs and green foliage. Both pieces are detailed with hand-applied gilt banding at the upper rim, collar, and base. Dimensions unrecorded. Each vessel is unmarked, with no visible signatures, workshop stamps, or factory labels present. Victorian decor, raptor, reptile, mantel garniture, Baccarat style, Saint-Louis, Bohemian crystal, decorative urns. Dimensions H: 22 in. All measurements are approximate. Condition Both vases show moderate rubbing, minor flaking, and losses to the gilt banding at the rims and pedestal bases, with minor flea bites to rim edges. The polychrome enamel decoration remains well preserved with minute pinpoint enamel losses. No cracks, chips, or structural restorations are visible. Condition appears consistent with age and light handling.