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Brummel Glasses
Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat, Paris, FranceWW-1950-M002521
Catalogue
- Year
- 1950
- Medium
- Crystal
- Dimensions
- .1 (white wine glass): 6 1/4 x 3 5/16" (15.9 x 8.4 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
Artist
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Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat, Paris, France
Baccarat is a French crystal manufactory founded in 1765 in Lorraine, known for the precision engineering and optical clarity of its tableware, stemware, and decorative objects. The atelier developed proprietary techniques for lead crystal production that became the standard for luxury glassware across Europe. Its design vocabulary, refined over two centuries, ranges from neoclassical geometric forms to art nouveau ornamentation, executed in flawless colorless crystal and occasionally in colored or opalescent glass. Baccarat pieces are distinguished by their weight, brilliance, and the geometric precision of their cut and polished surfaces.
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