{"product_id":"saint-louis-cristal-versailles-medici-vase-cobalt-blue-overlay-cut-to-clear-signed-france","title":"Saint-Louis Cristal \"Versailles\" Medici Vase — Cobalt Blue Overlay Cut to Clear, Signed France","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA signed Saint-Louis crystal vase in the house's emblematic \u003cstrong\u003eVersailles\u003c\/strong\u003e pattern, executed in the scarcer \u003cem\u003edoublé\u003c\/em\u003e (overlay) technique — a cobalt-blue casing layer cut back through to reveal clear crystal beneath. The campana urn form flares to a wide rolled lip, the body worked in tall flat ribs (\u003cem\u003ecôtes plates\u003c\/em\u003e) that read as bright vertical panels against the blue, and the shoulder banded with a course of deeply cut diamond points. It rises from a knopped stem to a heavy square plinth cut with a radiating star.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Versailles model was created in 1921, drawn from a 17th-century marble vase sculpted by Jean Cornu for the gardens of the Château de Versailles. It is among the most demanding pieces in the Saint-Louis repertoire, requiring seven to eight weeks of work and exceptional precision from the glassblowers and cutters. The overlay version is considerably less common than the plain clear model — the blue layer must be blown, cased, and then cut through without breaking into the clear body beneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe result reads very differently depending on the light: deep and saturated at the rim and rolled lip, brightening to a clear aquamarine through the ribbed panels, and fully colorless in the diamond band and foot.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St Louis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52951443538231,"sku":null,"price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0886\/7273\/1447\/files\/008B49AC-7CC4-46B6-9D79-6B7C107379EB.jpg?v=1788646425","url":"https:\/\/www.ateliergilt.com\/products\/saint-louis-cristal-versailles-medici-vase-cobalt-blue-overlay-cut-to-clear-signed-france","provider":"Atelier Gilt","version":"1.0","type":"link"}