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Caviar service including two refreshing crystal cups signed Baccarat * France, with gilt metal mount, from the 20th century.
This service is in good condition. Signed below.
A note: micro-scratches and slight wear of time, see photos.
is a crystal factory located in the municipality of Baccarat in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in Lorraine in France. In 1764 King Louis XV gave permission to found a glass factory in the town of Baccarat in Lorraine to the bishop of Metz Louis-Joseph de Montmorency-Laval (1761-1802). The vast enclosure of the Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat almost merged with the small town of Baccarat. The production consisted of the manufacture of glass panes, mirrors and glass services. After the French Revolution, the company collapsed until its bankruptcy in 1806, when it was sold at auction to a trader in Verdun. In 1816, the Glassworks was bought by an industrialist, Aimé-Gabriel d'Artigues (1773-1848). It was the start of the prestigious ascent of the Baccarat Crystal Works. The real start of the company dates from its takeover in 1822 by a wealthy Parisian, Pierre-Antoine Godard-Desmarest. Baccarat received his first royal commission in 1823 from King Louis XVIII. This was the start of a long series of orders for royal families and heads of state from around the world. It was also a period of strong international growth. In 1855 Baccarat won its first gold medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris. From 1860, Baccarat registered its trademark on its pieces. The brand was a label stuck on the pieces. Crystal production gained momentum during this period, and Baccarat built a worldwide reputation by manufacturing very high quality glasses, candlesticks, vases and perfume bottles.
