A MAMLUK-STYLE ENAMELED GLASS VASE BY PHILIPPE-JOSEPH BROCARD, DATED 1871

A frustoconical shaped glass vase with enamel decoration of floral medallions interlacing palmettes, singed Brocard Paris and dated 1871.
Height: 19 cm.
Diameter: 29 cm.

PROVENANCE
Private collection, France

CATALOGUE NOTE
Philippe-Joseph Brocard (1831-1896) specialised in the production of imitations of Medieval and Islamic glass. He gained critical acclaim at the Paris Universelle Exposition of 1867, where a number of vessels by him decorated in this style were shown. Brocard's work was subsequently shown at the 1873 Vienna World's Fair and 1878 Paris Exposition.