Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat
Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat
French, established 1764
PlaceBaccarat, France
BiographyFounded at Baccarat near Lunéville in 1764. It was the largest maker of fine glasswares in France during most of the 19th century with its most notable period considered to be from 1822 to 1858. Baccarat became famous, in large part, for its prized millefiori paperweights.Person TypeCorporate Body
American, born Cuban, 1915–2022
American, 1914–1997
English, born Saxony, 1764–1834
