Pair of Baccarat crystal ice cream cups with gilding and flower bouquets, 19th century
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Pair of small cups or ice cream bowls in Baccarat crystal enhanced with gilding, decorated with bouquets of flowers, resting on four small feet, from the late 19th-early 20th centuries.
These cups are in good condition. Unsigned (old pieces / Baccarat label probably disappeared over time).
Please note: the gilding is a little worn in places, micro-scratches and slight wear from time, see photos.
is a crystal factory located in the municipality of Baccarat in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in Lorraine in France. In 1764 King Louis XV gave permission to found a glassworks in the town of Baccarat in Lorraine to the Bishop of Metz Louis-Joseph de Montmorency-Laval (1761-1802). The vast enclosure of the Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat almost merged with the small town of Baccarat. The production consisted of the manufacture of window panes, mirrors and glass services. After the French Revolution, the company declined until its bankruptcy in 1806, when it was sold at auction to a merchant from Verdun. In 1816, the Glassworks was bought by an industrialist, Aimé-Gabriel d'Artigues (1773-1848). This was the beginning of the prestigious rise of the Cristalleries de Baccarat. The real start of the company dates back to its purchase in 1822 by a wealthy Parisian, Pierre-Antoine Godard-Desmarest. Baccarat received its first royal order in 1823 from King Louis XVIII. This was the beginning of a long series of orders for royal families and heads of state from all over the world. It was also a period of strong international growth. In 1855 Baccarat won its first gold medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris. From 1860 onwards, Baccarat registered its trademark on its pieces. The trademark was a label stuck on the pieces. Crystal production expanded during this period, and Baccarat built a worldwide reputation for manufacturing very high quality glasses, candlesticks, vases and perfume bottles.