Pale Blue Baccarat Cut Crystal Perfume Bottle Lot n° 205

A wonderful and very rare Baccarat cut crystal perfume bottle in a simple panel cut enhanced with blue opaline “gems”. The lip of the bottle is cut in a deep petal shape. The stopper matches the décor of the bottle. Though known as “opaline” now, this type of glass was called “agate glass” when it was created at Baccarat in 1842. This pale blue color was called “bleu celeste” (“heavenly blue”). A very similar bottle has a full-page illustration in Jean-Louis Curtis’ landmark book “Baccarat.”Origin: France, ca 1845 Condition: excellent, some extremely tiny abrasions to the facet edges of the gems on the stopper Dimensions: 4-1/8” x 4-1/8” x 6-1/4”