French Portieux Vallerysthal Red Glass Bavards Dolphin Candlestick – 10" Pressed Glass Sculpture

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It rises like something out of a fable, molded in ruby fire and baroque restraint. Three dolphins dive downward, captured … Read more It rises like something out of a fable, molded in ruby fire and baroque restraint. Three dolphins dive downward, captured mid-arc at the base, their tails curling beneath scrolls and fernwork frozen in pressed glass. The column lifts upward—slender, deliberate—until it opens again in a shallow bowl made not for holding, but for catching a single flicker.

Made in France, and made to endure. A candlestick, yes—but also a relic of opulence, a whisper from the past told in vermilion. Light it, and watch shadows remember.

Measurements:  10"H x 4.75"W x 4.75"D

Weight: 1.14 lb

Origin: France

Age: Mid 20th Century See less