Louis XVI style goblet; France, late 19th century.

Louis XVI style cup; France, late nineteenth century.
Alabaster and bronze.
Measurements: 48 x 19 x 14 cm.
Decorative Louis XVI style cup, made in France in the late nineteenth century, reflecting the neoclassical taste of this historicist revival. Carved in alabaster, a material appreciated for its translucence and elegance, it is combined with gilded bronze applications, which provide contrast and refinement. The piece evokes the sobriety and formal balance characteristic of the Louis XVI style, reinterpreted with the technical and ornamental quality typical of French decorative production at the end of the century.