French Line Ocean Liner Decanter & Burgundy Wine Stems (6) 18089
Item #18089 Compagnie Générale Transatlantique Cristal Saint-Louis St. This is an amazing set part of a large lot of CGT crystal that was part of the Mather estate. Mather did have steamship connections (owner of the Pickands-Mather Line of the Great Lakes) but how or why the family acquired such a collection from the French Line remains unknown. The Saint-Louis pattern is named Jersey. Jersey items have been connected (mistakenly) to the Liberté and the Ile de France.
However Cristal Saint-Louis have confirmed that the service was selected exclusively for the First Class service on board SS France of 1962. The decanter is bottom-marked only, likely due to the fact that the deep cuts leave little room for a large logo.
I was unable to get a clear image of the mark on the decanter, but it is there! Those of you familiar with Saint-Louis crystal will already be aware of its substantial weight. The decanter alone weighs in excess of 6 lbs. And the total weight of the set is approximately 10.2 lbs.
The decanter measures 11.25 in height with its stopper in place. Just a note: both the bottom of the stopper and the neck of the decanter are hand-engraved (very small) with the matching number 15. The burgundy wine stems stand 5.125 in height. Obviously these items were used (there were a few chipped pieces in the lot) but these six stems are perfect.The interior of the decanter exhibits some cloudiness or bloom, visible in some areas more than others. For the sake of accuracy I will also state that there is an extremely tiny scratch on the lip.
There are no chips, cracks or rough edges. This is indeed a rare opportunity, especially for those who not only display their collections but enjoy putting them to use! I have just received the following information directly from a representative at Cristal Saint-Louis: (Translating from the French)'The Jersey pattern was introduced in 1960 and it was the crystal used for the toast at the launch of SS France on 11 May of that year. It was then selected for her First Class service. The service was also presented to President and Mrs.
Subsequently, I received from the J. View my other listings for 6 additional burgundy wine stems and 6 water goblets. All items offered by Cabin Class Collectibles are authentic examples of steamship and other transportation memorabilia, vintage dinnerware, restaurant ware, toys and miscellaneous items. In the coming weeks I will be emptying all 50 boxes of ocean liner, steamship and other transportation memorabilia still on hand.
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The item "FRENCH LINE OCEAN LINER DECANTER & BURGUNDY WINE STEMS (6) 18089" is in sale since Wednesday, May 10, 2017. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Transportation\Boats & Ships\Cruise Ships & Ocean Liners\Other Cruise Ship Collectibles". The seller is "cabin_class" and is located in Prescott, Arizona. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Russian federation, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: France