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Rare Napoleon III Opaline Vase with Cameo
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Rare Napoleon III Opaline Vase with Cameo

19th century
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A rare French Napoleon III white opaline vase circa 1870. Beautifully decorated all round with a black cameo. This stunning piece stands at an impressive 34.5cm / 13.5"

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Fairford Barn Antiques has dated this Napoleon III Opaline Vase to the 1870s.

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SA1242453
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339/08/644
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A rare French Napoleon III white opaline vase circa 1870. Beautifully decorated all round with a black cameo. This stunning piece stands at an impressive 34.5cm / 13.5"
Date of Manufacture

Fairford Barn Antiques has dated this Napoleon III Opaline Vase to the 1870s.

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SA1242453
Dealers Internal Ref
339/08/644
Fairford Barn Antiques
Fairford Barn Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2021

Sale of quality georgian and victorian furniture.

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A white opaline glass vase featuring a slender neck, a pedestal base, gold filigree detailing, and a black classical profile cameo medallion at the centre.
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Archive I A white opaline glass vase featuring a slender neck, a pedestal base, gold filigree detailing, and a black classical profile cameo medallion at the centre.

Rare Napoleon III Opaline Vase with Cameo

Archive II A white opaline glass vase featuring a slender neck, a pedestal base, gold filigree detailing, and a black classical profile cameo medallion at the centre. View II
Archive III A white opaline glass vase featuring a slender neck, a pedestal base, gold filigree detailing, and a black classical profile cameo medallion at the centre. View III
Archive IV A white opaline glass vase featuring a slender neck, a pedestal base, gold filigree detailing, and a black classical profile cameo medallion at the centre. View IV
Archive V A white opaline glass vase featuring a slender neck, a pedestal base, gold filigree detailing, and a black classical profile cameo medallion at the centre. View V
Archive VI A white opaline glass vase featuring a slender neck, a pedestal base, gold filigree detailing, and a black classical profile cameo medallion at the centre. View VI
Archive VII A white opaline glass vase featuring a slender neck, a pedestal base, gold filigree detailing, and a black classical profile cameo medallion at the centre. View VII
Archive VIII A white opaline glass vase featuring a slender neck, a pedestal base, gold filigree detailing, and a black classical profile cameo medallion at the centre. View VIII
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A white opaline glass vase featuring a slender neck, a pedestal base, gold filigree detailing, and a black classical profile cameo medallion at the centre.
Rare Napoleon III opaline vase with cameo
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A white opaline glass vase featuring a slender neck, a pedestal base, gold filigree detailing, and a black classical profile cameo medallion at the centre.
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  • ObjectVases
  • Period19th century
  • StyleNapoleon III
  • MaterialOpaline Glass, Gilt
  • ColourWhite, Gold
  • MotifsCameo portrait medallion, Gilt filigree starburst, Slender neck, Pedestal foot

This Napoleon III opaline vase dates from 1870. The piece is formed from white opaline glass and finished with hand-painted gold filigree details, a slender neck, a pedestal foot, and a central black classical profile cameo medallion. The decoration includes elaborate gold starburst motifs surrounding the cameo, delicate gold dotted bands encircling the neck, and fine scalloped garlands draped along the bulbous body. The vase rests upon a circular turned pedestal base with a gilt-rimmed edge and shows light wear to the gilt finish around the flared top rim. The object measures 34.5 cm in height. Placed within a home today, this French Chateau style vessel serves as a striking decorative accent on a mantelpiece or display table, bringing classical nineteenth-century French elegance to an interior setting.

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Napoleon III style opaline glass refers to decorative glassware produced in France during the Second French Empire (18521870). Characterised by its milky, translucent, or opaque appearance, this glass was frequently decorated with intricate gilding, enamelwork, or classical relief motifs.

Opaline glass was crafted by adding opacifiers such as tin oxide, bone ash, or cryolite to molten glass batch mixtures. Surface decorations typically utilised liquid gold leaf, fired enamel paints, and applied glass or resin cameos.

Authentic pieces feature smooth, blown-glass contours, polished or snapped pontil marks at the base, and hand-applied gilding that displays natural micro-wear. True opaline also exhibits distinct translucency when held to light, showing warm reddish or orange undertones.

Opaline glass functions as a refined accent piece when displayed on a fireplace mantelpiece, console table, or within a glass display cabinet. Placing the vase against neutral or dark backdrop walls allows the white glass and gold detailing to stand out.

Dust gently using a dry, soft microfibre cloth. Avoid soaking the piece in water, using abrasive sponges, or applying chemical detergents, as these methods can permanently strip hand-painted gilding and dissolve delicate adhesives on applied cameos.
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