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(Baccarat)
 1764 - King Louis XV of France gave Bishop de Montmorency-Laval of Metz permission to found a glassworks in the village of Baccarat located in Lorraine in eastern France.
1816 - The first crystal oven went into operation at Baccarat on 15 November. Until then, the glassworks produced windowpanes, mirrors and stemware. Over 3,000 people work at the site.
1823 - King Louis XVIII of France commissioned a set of stemware. Since then, Baccarat has created stemware for the Kings Charles X, Louis-Philippe, the Emperor Napoleon III, and the French presidents. Today, Juvisy stemware still graces the tables of the Elysée Palace.
Free housing was offered to the glassworkers on the glassworks site.
1830 - 3 November: the first shipment to Turkey. In the following years, this market grew considerably with orders of lighting fixtures, candelabras, banisters, and also mocha sets and hookahs (!) for the palaces of Constantinople.
1832 - The Launay, Hautin et Cie company was created, grouping together the Baccarat, Saint-Louis and Choisy-Le-Roy crystalworks.
Head office: 30, rue du Paradis-Poissonnière, Paris.
Illustrated catalogues were published.
In 1857, the company closed down. Baccarat remained at this address.
1860 - France and Great Britain signed a free-trade treaty.
The first brand signature was registered at the Paris Commercial Court. The logo was set on a label affixed to the bottom of each piece until 1936.
From The Official Baccarat Web Site: http://www.baccarat.fr/us/home/index.php?rub=connoisseurs&srub=history#
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Quick Facts
Born:
Baccarat France
Type(s):
Glass Maker / Glass Manufacturer
Lighting Manufacturer
Lighting Designer
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