Superb large antique pressed glass vases by Cristalleries de PORTIEUX (1705-2012), George Sand model, turquoise blue bowl and amber base with ram heads. The George Sand model signed Portieux was pressed around 1900. Founded in 1705, the glassworks has worked over the centuries for the most prestigious tables, for Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, writer George Sand, the Ritz and Kazakhstan. And in 2005, the glassmakers produced 2,000 two-tone glasses for Elton John's wedding. Perfect condition.