It takes 15 years to master the techniques, tap the infinite possibilities for sculpting crystal. Baccarat boasts the highest number of award-winning Best Craftsmen in France, more than any other French luxury House. At the Baccarat manufactory, crystal blowers, cutters, engravers and gilders have been honing their talent to attain sheer perfection.
Cut of the Harcourt 1841 glass: a stunning shape from the flat cut pattern of the bowl to the beveled geometry of the stem down to the hexagonal foot.
The movements and gestures are ancestral, but Baccarat ingenious craftsmanship has always stood at the leading edge of innovation. Unique and timeless know-how which, from freehand cutting to brush applied raised relief gilding, translates tradition into creation. Crystal, an object of desire and devotion, is revealed in the tiniest details or reigns supreme on luxury furniture pieces.
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Baccarat is a French manufacturer of fine crystal glassware located in France. The luxury brand owns two museums in Baccarat and in Paris. In 1764 King Louis XV of France gave permission to found a glassworks in the town of Baccarat in the Lorraine region in eastern France to Prince Bishop Cardinal Louis-Joseph de Laval-Montmorency.
In keeping with the strong tradition of design and Italian craftsmanship in the luxury furniture industry, the collection is produced in Italy and distributed worldwide by Luxury Living Group, while the crystal, a skill handed down from generation to generation for over 250 years, remains firmly in the hands of Baccarat’s artisans.
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