Pair of 1880s Antique French Blue Opaline Vases

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These rare France Opaline Glass with rare gold stars are Circa 1880, by Portieux Vallerysthal, France. This charming pair of … Read more These rare France Opaline Glass with rare gold stars are Circa 1880, by Portieux Vallerysthal, France. This charming pair of Portieux Vallerysthal antique vases, in brilliant blue Opaline glass, with gold stars.The Belle Époque (French pronunciation: [bɛlepɔk]) or La Belle Époque (French for 'The Beautiful Era') was a period of French and European history that began after the end of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871 and continued until the outbreak of World War I in 1914.

HISTORY OF OPALINE GLASS
Made in France from the late 18th century through to the end of the 19th century, authentic Opaline glass is art glass of the highest quality. This kind of beautiful semi-opaque hand blown glass first became popular in Napoleon's reign. Colors range from white, pink, yellow, and robin's egg blue which is the favorite. French Opaline pieces are quite rare.

PORTIEUX VALLERYSTHAL
The Portieux Vallerysthal Company produced beautiful Opaline glass and has a complex history. Under the patronage of Duke Leopold of Lorraine, Francois Magnien founded the company in 1705 in Vosges, France, close to the raw materials needed to make glass. Vallerystahl began their glass production in 1836. French and Bohemian glass workers created a stunning array of Opaline and decorative glass. In 1870 this area of France became part of Germany, the Vallerysthal company purchased Portieux and formed Portieux Vallerystahl in order to keep selling their pieces to the French clients as well as their new German market. They incorporated the new combined company both in France and in Germany, to avoid complications should ownership of the region change countries again.

Exquisitely made in the 1880s, they are in excellent condition. See less