P.P. Rubens Portrait Plate in Quality Belgium Crystal with Deep Etching
Artistic P.P. Rubens Portrait Plate by Val St. Lambert. Signed & Dated 1968, Limited Series. From the quality glass maker’s ‘Old Masters’ series.
Val St. Lambert was a producer of high quality art glass in Belgium. Read more about the company at Wikipedia.
Peter Paul Rubens was a Baroque style portrait painter in the 1600’s.
The P.P. Rubens portrait decor is a very detailed deep acid etched carving. The surface of the plate is smooth, the deep etch decor shows through from the reverse. Wonderful 3-D effect. Beautiful artwork.
Heavyweight, high quality crystal plate weighs 1 lb. Measures 8″ wide, slightly flared rims .75″ deep. This plate retains its original label. It is in excellent condition.
Val St. Lambert made a series of these plates with different artists. Van Gogh and Rembrandt are shown in image 5 and are available separately. A gift set in its original packaging of Gainsborough and Reynolds is also available separately. Click here to view all Old Masters portrait plates available.
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