Title: Elegant Pear Of Crystal & Sterling Silver Art Deco Cigarette Designs
Shipping: $29.00
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Period: Unassigned
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Origin: Central Europe > France
Condition: Museum Quality
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Item ID: 910
A beautiful set of silver and crystal glass. Elegant pair of crystal and silver Art Deco cigarette designs. This is an exceptionally attractive cigarette holder and ashtray in excellent condition. The grape designs are in beautiful silver. These are circa 1920's "MADE IN FRANCE. Silver on glass started to come into its own a little over a century ago.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_crystal
Lead crystal, (also called crystal), is lead glass that has been hand or machine cut with facets. Lead oxide added to the molten glass gives lead crystal a much higher index of refraction than normal glass, and consequently much greater "sparkle". The presence of lead also makes the glass softer and easier to cut. Crystal can consist of up to 35% lead, at which point it has the most sparkle. The higher lead content also makes it much more difficult to form crystal during manufacturing.
