A set of four French 19th century Baccarat Crystal centerpieces/bowls
List: $3,900.00
A wonderful set of four French 19th century Baccarat Crystal centerpieces/bowls. Each beautiful oval bowl displays a sunburst design with a pattern of smooth and lattice cuts. Each bowl displays sharp and rounded scalloped pattern along the rim with reeded... — Read More
A wonderful set of four French 19th century Baccarat Crystal centerpieces/bowls. Each beautiful oval bowl displays a sunburst design with a pattern of smooth and lattice cuts. Each bowl displays sharp and rounded scalloped pattern along the rim with reeded designs.
Available with single centerpiece item# 13487, sold separately. — Read Less
- Item # 13486
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H: 2 in L: 8.25 in D: 5.75 in
H: 5 cm L: 21 cm D: 15 cm
- France
- 19th Century
- Baccarat Crystal
- Baccarat Read More
In 1764 King Louis XV of France gave permission to found a glassworks in the town of Baccarat. Production consisted of window panes, mirrors and stemware until 1816 when the first crystal oven went into operation. By that time over 3000 workers were employed at the site.
Baccarat was famous and requested by many royal houses and received its first royal commission in 1823. This began a lengthy line of commissions for royalty and heads of state throughout the world. In 1855 Baccarat won its first gold medal at the Worlds Fair in Paris after which they began to mark their creations towards the end of the 19th century.
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