Portieux Vallerystahl white opaline glass wine goblet
One of three French white opaline glass wine goblets by Portieux Vallerystahl. Portieux Vallerystahl became known in the 19th century for their opalescent, milk glass and cameo glassware, in a range of colours, particularly white, duck-egg blue, turquoise, green and yellow. Their distinctive wine goblets were made in all these colours and were made for many years. There are three goblets available. These white milk glass goblets are stylish for use or for display.
Vallerysthal was a French glass producer founded in 1836 in Lorraine, France, as the "Societe des Verreries Reunies de Plaine de Walsch et Vallerysthal". The factory employed Bohemian and French glass workers who created a range of opaline and decorative glass. After 1870, however, Lorraine became part of Germany and exporting back to France, where most of the company's sales had been, was now difficult. In order to overcome this issue they purchased the Portieux glassworks in Vosges, France and the company was renamed Vallerysthal/Portieux in both Germany and France. The company ceased production in 1977, although the brands and assets were revived under a different producer in the 1990s.
Each glass:
- Height approx. 11cm
- Diameter approx. 6.5cm
