Antique 19th Century French pair of Baccarat ormolu mounted cut glass vases with enamelled gold inclusions ‘The Jokelson Vases’. The cut glass vases are of circular baluster form, each made in three sections connected by two chased gilt bronze mounts. The body of each vase has deep diamond cutting and to the front an oval lens shaped reserve embellished with an enamelled gold inclusion depicting a naturalistic bouquet comprising, amongst other flowers, roses, tulips, pansies, convolvulous and asters.

The vases have a waisted neck cut with panels which opens to an everted rim cut with fine fluting. The vases stand on fluted socles resting on square stepped bases. These well known vases were the crowning glory of Paul Jokelson’s celebrated collection of paperweights and paperweight associated glass. They represent the highest achievement of this genre of glass manufacture and as such were on loan to The Corning Museum of Glass from 1995 to 2001.

For a more detailed appreciation of these vases and their significance see Objects of Fantasy: Glass Inclusions of the Nineteenth Century, Dena K. Tarshis, The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, 2001. Exhibited: The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, Cameo Incrustation: The Great Sulphide Show, Exhibit No. 1, April to October 1988 Baccarat, Inc., New York, NY, Baccarat; Paperweights and Related Glass, 1820 to 1860, Loan Exhibition, Exhibit No. 14, 30 May to 9 June 1990 Mallett & Son (Antiques) Ltd, Exhibit Nos. GF 282 and GF 283, London, 1991 The Corning Museum of Glass, 1995 to 2001, on loan to the museum Objects of Fantasy: Glass Inclusions of the Nineteenth Century, The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, Exhibit No. 83, 2001 Paperweight Collectors’ Association, Inc. Convention 2011, Loan Exhibition, Washington, DC References and Illustrations: Periodical, Annual Bulletin of the Paperweight Collectors’ Association, Inc., 1984 Edition, Paul Jokelson, Sulphides: The Art of Cameo Incrustation (colour ill. p.44, fig.2) Exhibition Catalogue, Cameo Incrustation: The Great Sulphide Show, Exhibit 1, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, April to October 1988 (colour ill. on cover) Periodical, The Annual Bulletin of the Paperweight Collectors’ Association, Inc., 1988 Edition, Dena K. Tarshis, The Great Sulphide Show (ref. p.23, where these vases are described as ‘extremely important’ and ‘Baccarat at its finest’, colour ill. p.24, fig.10 and p.25, fig.11) Reference work, Paul Jokelson and Gerard Ingold, Paperweights of the 19th and 20th Centuries, 1989 (colour ill. p.60) Exhibition Catalogue, Baccarat, Inc., New York, NY, Baccarat; Paperweights and Related Glass, 1820 to 1860, Loan Exhibition, Exhibit No. 14, May to June 1990 (colour ill.) Reference work, The Jokelson Collection of Antique Cameo Incrustation, Paul Dunlop, Arizona, 1991 (colour ill. p.25, figs.1 and 2) Brochure, The International Ceramics Fair and Seminar Catalogue, London, 1991 (p.73) Reference work/Catalogue, Dena K. Tarshis, Objects of Fantasy: Glass Inclusions of the Nineteenth Century, Exhibit 83, The Corning Museum of Glass, NY, 2001 (ref. p.147, colour ill. p.146) Auction catalogue, Christie’s, New York, A Marriage of Collections: The Property of Dr Julius and Dena K. Tarshis, Lot 17, 21 April 2010 (colour ill. p.?) Periodical, The Annual Bulletin of the Paperweight Collectors’ Association, Inc., 2011 Edition, Graciousness of a Collector (colour ill. p.61, fig.2) Provenance: The Paul Jokelson Collection, Scarsdale, New York With Mallett & Son (Antiques) Ltd, London, 1991 The Julius and Dena K. Tarshis Collection, New York, NY (on loan to the Corning Museum of Glass, 1995 to 2001) With Christie’s, New York, A Marriage of Collections: The Property of Dr Julius and Dena K. Tarshis, Lot 17, 21 April 2010

CONDITION: In Great Condition - Wear expected with age. Please refer to photographs.

SIZE: Height: 36 cm // 14.17 inches
Diameter: 14 cm // 5.51 inches