En 1764, le roi Louis XV avait donné l'autorisation à l'évêque de Metz de créer une verrerie sur ses terres de Baccarat. Synonyme d'excellence et d'exception, Baccarat illumine le marché du luxe depuis 250 ans! Fournissant d'abord la Cour de France en verres, lustres et candélabres, elle séduit bientôt maharadjas, tsars, sultans et empereurs.
La liste de ses clients fastueux est plutôt longue : l'empereur du Japon, le shah de Perse, le maharaja de Gwalior, le sultan de Bruneï, le tsar de Russie Nicolas II, et bien sûr le palais de l'Elysée! Aujourd'hui comme hier, le cristal est toujours soufflé à la bouche, taillé à la main, gravé et décoré à la main par des maîtres verriers et maîtres tailleurs parmi les meilleurs ouvriers de France. C'est la raison pour laquelle chaque verre est un peu différent, notamment au niveau de son poids qui peut varier légèrement. One blue roemer Cristal Baccarat Genova wine glass in very good condition.Superb roemer wine glass, Genova model, blue color. The glass is stamped and in very good condition. Note a tiny, almost imperceptible pinhead on the spout. Dimensions: height 18,8 cm (7,4") and stem diameter 6,9 cm (2,7"). NB : Display not for sale.
A word from Le Manège de Zébulon : the glasses which are proposed to you are second-hand glasses, which can comprise light traces of use (micro-scratches for example) but they are in very good state and without any chipping. I have chosen them with care, and selected them for their brilliance and elegance. Each glass bears the Baccarat stamp under the foot, which attests to its authenticity and the quality of the work done by exceptional craftsmen. In case of problem, do not hesitate to contact me immediately to find the best solution. Baccarat is a small town in Lorraine with 4,500 inhabitants.Its famous crystal factory, which is internationally known, employs more than 600 people, including some 20 "Meilleurs Ouvriers de France" (Best Craftsmen in France). Thanks to an ancestral know-how, the objects that come out of the ovens since the 18th century are real jewels of the French art of living.
The Baccarat crystal factory was founded in 1816 by the financier and industrialist Aimé-Gabriel d'Artigues on the site of the former Sainte-Anne glassworks. In 1764, King Louis XV had given permission to the bishop of Metz to create a glass factory on his land in Baccarat. Synonymous with excellence and exception, Baccarat has been lighting up the luxury market for 250 years! First supplying the French Court with glass, chandeliers and candelabras, it soon seduced maharajas, tsars, sultans and emperors.
The list of its sumptuous customers is rather long: the Emperor of Japan, the Shah of Persia, the Maharaja of Gwalior, the Sultan of Brunei, the Tsar of Russia Nicolas II, and of course the Elysée Palace! Today, as in the past, the crystal is still mouth-blown, hand-cut, engraved and decorated by hand by master glassmakers and master cutters among the best workers in France.
This is the reason why each glass is a little different, especially in terms of its weight which may vary slightly.