Antique Signed BACCARAT Cranberry and Uranium Glass Box and Cover

Antique Signed BACCARAT Eglantier Pattern Cranberry and Uranium Glass, Acid Etched Box and Cover.

Floral Cut to Clear Decoration Featuring a Textured Leaf Background with Cranberry Pink Overlay  Flowers and Leaves. 

High Quality Detail to the Flowers and Leaves Typical of Baccarat Craftmanship. 

Art Nouveau, Circa 1900 

Art Nouveau was Born at the End of the 19th Century as a Reaction to the Prolific and Popular Imitation of Louis XV and Louis XVI Styles at the End of the Second Empire. 

In France, Paris and Nancy were the Main Centers of this Aesthetic that Touched all Areas of Decorative Arts and Architecture. 

Glass was One of the Favorite Mediums of the “Artisan Artists” of the Period. 

Similar Examples in 'Baccarat' by J-L Curtis Page 248-253 

This Pattern is also Referenced in the Baccarat 1903-1904 Catalogue and in the 1916 Catalogue. 

IT GLOWS BRIGHT GREEN UNDER ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT

Uranium glass is glass which has had uranium, usually in oxide diuranate form, added to a glass mix before melting for coloration.The normal colour of uranium glass ranges from yellow to green depending on the oxidation state and concentration of the metal ions, although this may be altered by the addition of other elements as glass colorants. Uranium glass also fluoresces bright green under ultraviolet light.

CONDITION: Good, No Chips or Cracks.