{"product_id":"pair-blue-opaline-glass-vases-hand-painted-birds-peonies","title":"Pair Blue Opaline Vases, Hand-Painted Birds \u0026 Peonies, c.1870","description":"\u003cp\u003ePair of blue opaline glass vases, hand-blown and hand-painted, in the robin's egg blue most associated with mid-19th century French opaline. Each carries the same composition: a crested bird on a branch, white peonies in bloom, a dragonfly, and scattered red berries against a pale blue ground. The painting is hand-executed rather than transfer-printed, visible in the slight variation between the two and in the brushwork. The form is the classic opaline baluster, in proportions standardized during the Napoleon III period (1852-1870). Several Lorraine glasshouses including Baccarat, Saint-Louis, Portieux, and Vallerysthal produced opaline of this quality. Without a maker's mark a firm attribution is not possible. 14 x 6 x 6 in each.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth vases intact with no chips, cracks, or hairlines. Hand-painted decoration vivid with no significant paint loss, flaking, or fading. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67612934307993,"sku":"VHA-0104","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/VHA-0104_vases_cream.jpg?v=1792868652","url":"https:\/\/valleyhouseantiques.com\/products\/pair-blue-opaline-glass-vases-hand-painted-birds-peonies","provider":"Valley House Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}