Baccarat France Cyclades Crystal Vase Decanter Swirl Pattern Signed, approximately 7 1/2" Tall 6" in Diameter. It is Part of my personal collection. It has never been used. It lived in a display case. Mint condition, no chips or cracks.
Baccarat is a French crystal company that was founded in 1764 by King Louis XV in the village of Baccarat, Lorraine, eastern France. Baccarat crystal is known for being clear, lustrous, and heavy. The company still uses techniques that have remained relatively unchanged over the centuries.
The bottom of the vase has an acid-etched Baccarat France stamp. The Baccarat "Cyclades" Vase was in production from 1981 to 1993. Vase is in overall excellent mint condition with no chips or cracks with bright colorful reflection in the swirl cut crystal. Dimensions : Height 7 1/2 inches, Diameter 6 inches.The company owns two museums: the Musée Baccarat in Baccarat, and the Musée Baccarat in Paris on the Place des États-Unis. Groupe du Louvre was the majority shareholder of the company until 2005.
[2] The company was then acquired by Starwood Capital Group, which used the name for a luxury hotel called Baccarat Hotel New York, featuring the company's chandeliers, decorative pieces and glasses. In 2018, Fortune Fountain Capital, a Beijing-based financial group, acquired an 88.8 per cent stake of the company from Starwood Capital Group and L Catterton. [5] On 23 December 2020, four financing funds based in Hong Kong - Tor, Sammasan, Dolphin and Corbin - took control of the capital of Fortune Fountain Limited (FFL), the holding company that held 97% of the shares of Baccarat.