Since 1822 “Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat” has been the official name of a glasshouse first founded in 1764. The classic period of paperweight manufacture was 1845-1860. Opinions differ as to whether the factory continued to make paperweights in the closing years of the 19th century. Baccarat produced an amazing variety of complex canes and introduced silhouettes of animals and birds (known as Gridel silhouettes) in ca. 1847. Signature and date canes are mainly to be found in closepacks, spaced millefiori and carpet grounds. Apart from its wide range of millefiori weights, Baccarat was one of the foremost producers of lampwork flower paperweights.

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