Set Of 10 Baccarat 19th Century Crystal Champagne Flute Glasses

Series of 6 crystal champagne glasses, almost certainly from Baccarat*, 19th century period.

This set of glasses is in good condition.

Note: Time wear, micro-scratches, small bubbles, Small chips, see red arrows (see photos).

is a crystal factory located in the municipality of Baccarat in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, in Lorraine, France. In 1764, King Louis XV granted permission to found a glassworks in the town of town of Baccarat in Lorraine to the bishop of Metz Louis-Joseph deMontmorency-Laval (1761-1802). The vast premises of the Compagnie desalmost merged with the small town of Baccarat.Baccarat. Production consisted of window tiles, mirrors and glassware, mirrors and glassware. After the French Revolution,the company declined until it went bankrupt in 1806, when it wassold at auction to a Verdun merchant. In 1816, the Glassworkswas bought by an industrialist, Aimé-Gabriel d'Artigues (1773-1848). Thiswas the beginning of the prestigious rise of Cristalleries de Baccarat. The company really got off the ground in 1822, when it was bought byby a wealthy Parisian, Pierre-Antoine Godard-Desmarest. Baccarat received its firstits first royal commission in 1823 from King Louis XVIII. This was the startof a long series of orders for royal families and heads of stateand heads of state around the world. It was also a period of strong international growth.In 1855, Baccarat won its first gold medal at thegold medal at the Paris Universal Exhibition.1860, Baccarat registered its trademark on its pieces. The trademark was a labelCrystal production took off during this period, and Baccaratperiod, and Baccarat built a worldwide reputation for producinghigh quality glassware, candlesticks, vases and perfume bottles. and perfume bottles

• Feet diameter: 6.7 cm
• Collar diameter 5.7 cm
• Height 17.5 cm
• C10 193
• All photos are on:
  www.antiques-delaval.com