One of the world’s foremost crystal manufacturers, Baccarat has long been emblematic of luxury and exquisite craftsmanship. Starting in the early 19th century, objects produced by the French company — from stemware to chandeliers to brightly colored paperweights — became a staple of noble and wealthy households across Europe and as far afield as India. Along with the purity and quality of their glass, Baccarat crystal makers can boast a remarkable fluency with a range of design styles — from cut-glass neoclassical pieces to sinuously etched Art Nouveau designs.
Baccarat began as a kind of industrial development project. In 1764, the Bishop of Metz and other landowners in heavily forested northeastern France persuaded Louis XV to sanction a glassworks in the area — timber being a key resource required for the furnaces used in glass production.
In its early years the company produced humble products such as window panes and simple drinking glasses. In 1816 a new owner began making crystal, and seven years later Louis XVIII — who had taken the throne after the defeat of Napoleon — gave Baccarat its first royal commission, for tableware. In the ensuing years, an estimated one-third of the company’s workforce was dedicated to commissions to the Russian imperial court alone.
Spurred by the intense competition between global industries in the latter 19th century — fought in public view in the many world expositions of the era — Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat, as it had finally become known, elevated its level of artistry by adopting new technologies and creating a rigorous training program. The firm broadened its stylistic range, embracing Asian influences and new engraving methods, and increasing production of its now iconic millefiori paperweights.
The designer Georges Chevalier, who worked for Baccarat for more than five decades beginning in 1916, ushered the company into the realm of modernist design. In recent years, Baccarat has employed such renowned contemporary designers as Philippe Starck and Marcel Wanders, ensuring that Baccarat crystal will continue to enjoy pride of place on up-to-date tables. But as you will see from the offerings on these pages, Baccarat has items to suit any taste.
Find antique Baccarat decanters, vases, candle holders, chandeliers and other furnishings and objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Very Rare Antique Baccarat Glass Paperweight with complex Millefiori
By Baccarat
Located in Knivsta, SE
Very Rare and Elegant Antique Baccarat Glass Paperweight with complex Millefiori, made in France probably during the 1870s. (Not signed) Beauti...
Glass
Baccarat Rare Concentric Close Pack Mushroom Glass Paperweight
By Baccarat
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare antique French glass paperweight containing a close pack mushroom design by renowned glass makers Baccarat and dating from around 1850. The large and heavily made paperweight ...
Glass
Baccarat Paperweight with Millefiori and Horse Gridel Silhouette, 1973
By Baccarat
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Baccarat paperweight features complex patterned millefiori set around a large horse silhouette cane, with smaller animal silhouette canes placed on a white lace background. ...
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso
Mid-Century Modern Crystal Owl Paperweight by Baccarat of France
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
This elegant paperweight was realized by Baccarat- one of the world's finest makers of crystal products since 1765 in France, circa 1960. Artisanally created in translucent crystal, ...
Crystal
$260Sale Price|20% Off
Stylized Frog Sculpture / Paperweight by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous stylized frog sculpture / paperweight by Baccarat, circa 1990s. The piece is in excellent condition with no visible imperfections and has great clarity. Signed on the unders...
Crystal
Baccarat French Blue Crystal Paperweight Decorative Object
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful multifaceted French paperweight in sapphire blue and clear crystal from luxury Maison, Baccarat, circa late-20th century, France. This clear crystal and sapphire blue pap...
Crystal
Collectible Baccarat Crystal Cameo Franklin Mint Paperweights Set of 5
By Baccarat
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Collectible Vintage Franklin Mint Baccarat Crystal Cameo Paperweights - Set of 5. This exquisite Franklin Mint Baccarat Crystal Cameo Paperweights Set is a stunning addition to any c...
Art Glass
Stylized Sitting Cat Sculpture / Paperweight by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous stylized sitting cat sculpture / paperweight by Baccarat, circa 1990s. The piece is in excellent condition with no visible imperfections and has great clarity. Signed on the...
Crystal
Collectible Baccarat Amber Crystal Cameo Franklin Mint Paperweight Charlemagne
By Baccarat
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Collectible Baccarat Amber Crystal Cameo Franklin Mint Paperweight King Charlemagne of France. This exquisite Franklin Mint Baccarat Crystal Cameo Paper...
Crystal
Baccarat French Crystal Heart Paperweight Decorative Object
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A French puffed crystal heart paperweight decorative object from luxury Maison Baccarat, circa late-20th century to early-21st century, France. 'Puffed' heart is clear/transparent cr...
Crystal
Stylized Rabbit Sculpture / Paperweight by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous stylized rabbit sculpture / paperweight by Baccarat, circa 1990s. The piece is in excellent condition with no visible imperfections and has great clarity. Signed on the unde...
Crystal
Baccarat Paperweight
By Baccarat
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality Franklin Mint paperweight by Baccarat. This Baccarat paperweight pays hommage to Jean-Jacques Rousseau who was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer. His politi...
Glass, Art Glass
Baccarat Paperweight Gridel Millefiori B1847
By Baccarat
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Baccarat Paperweight Gridel Millefiori B1847 Date : 1847 Origin : France Features : Millefiori gridel canes, monkeys, birds, flowers, horse, and devil interspersed with lat...
Glass
An Antique Baccarat Pansy Paperweight, c1880
By Baccarat
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
An Antique Baccarat Pansy Paperweight, c1880 Additional information: Date : c1880 Origin : Baccarat France Features : A lampwork pansy, leaves stem and bud on a clear ground with st...
Glass, Art Glass
Collectible Vintage Baccarat Crystal Noel 1983 Ornament with Box
By Baccarat
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Baccarat Crystal 1983 Annual Christmas Ornament. This is the first year that Baccarat released an annual ornament and is extremely rare. Highly collectible from year 1983, Made in France. Hand made in France. Comes with traditional red Baccarat...
Crystal
Baccarat Paperweight Lampwork Flower Millefiori
By Baccarat
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Baccarat Paperweight Lampwork Flower Millefiori Quarters 1980 Date : 1980 Origin : France Features : A central white lampwork flower surrounded by four quartered arcs of ...
Glass
Baccarat French Crystal Heart Paperweight or Decorative Object
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
From French luxury crystal Maison Baccarat, a beautiful clear transparent puffed heart paperweight or decorative object, circa early 21st century, Fr...
Crystal
Stylized Starfish Sculpture / Paperweight by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous stylized starfish sculpture / paperweight by Baccarat, circa 1990s. The piece is in excellent condition with no visible imperfections and has great clarity. Signed on the un...
Crystal
Baccarat French Art Glass Zodiac Paperweight Taurus Bull Sulfide on Cobalt Blue
By Baccarat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, faceted French art glass paperweight. By Baccarat. From the Zodiac series. With a white sulphide depicting Taurus the Bull on a blue ground. Marked with an acid-etched ...
Art Glass
Single "Cailloux" Paperweight by Roberto Sambonet for Baccarat, 1977
By Baccarat
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Single "Cailloux" Paperweight by Roberto Sambonet for Baccarat, 1977. Rare paperweight from the "Cailloux" or "Pebbles" series designed by Roberto Sambonet for Baccarat in 1975-77. Polished on all sides, its design was meant to recall a sea stone smoothed down by the crashing of the waves. Sambonet also designed the "Cailloux" to highlight the exceptional qualities of Baccarat crystal; feeling weighty and perfectly smooth in the hand, and resembling a crystal clear cube of ice. This 6x6x6cm design was the foundation of the series. References: "Design: Roberto Sambonet" Federico Motta Editore, 1993 "Roberto Sambonet, design, grafico, artista (1924-1995)" exhibition catalog, 2008 "BACCARAT nouvelles formes d'art design par Roberto Sambonet" brochure, 1977 BACCARAT Clear Crystal Cube Paperweight. From the French luxury crystal Maison Baccarat, a beautiful clear transparent cube paperweight or decorative object. Acid stamped marked "Baccarat France", cube shaped crystal paperweight with rounded edges. Dimensions: 2 inches tall and 2 inches wide. Condition: Minor surface wearing. Collectible Baccarat Crystal Paperweight...
Crystal
Mid-Century Modernist Limited Edition Baccarat Art Glass Snake Paperweight
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
This rare and sought after limited edition Mid-Century Modernist Baccarat art glass paperweight was produced by the illustrious French glass maker, ...
Art Glass, Lucite
Baccarat French Art Glass Zodiac Paperweight Taurus Bull Sulfide on Cobalt Blue
By Baccarat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, faceted French art glass paperweight. By Baccarat. From the Zodiac series. With a white sulphide depicting Taurus the Bull on a blue ground. Marked with an acid-etched ...
Art Glass
Antique Baccarat Pansy with Bud Glass Paperweight
By Saint Louis, Clichy, Baccarat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Baccarat paperweight. By Baccarat. With a deep purple and yellow lamp work pansy with a branching stem, leaves, and small bud on a clear base. In a high and round profile. ...
Glass, Art Glass
$796Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Baccarat Concentric Millefiori Signed Glass Paperweight
By Baccarat
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A magnificent c.1950s Baccarat Five Row Concentric Close-Packed Millefiori Paperweight. The base features the acid etched post-war Baccarat mark. Large and showy with great bright co...
Glass
$1,202Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Baccarat Paperweight Landscape with Mountains
By Baccarat
Located in Oirlo, LI
Antique Baccarat Paperweight Landscape with Mountains, A Rare Specimen Additional information: Dimensions: 5 W x 5 D x 4 H cm Period o...
Art Glass
$1,199
H 4.34 in W 6.3 in D 3.75 in
Art Deco Cubist Pelican Paperweight Desk Sculpture by G.H. Laurent, France, 1925
By Georges H. Laurent
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Cubist Pelican paperweight desk sculpture by G.H. Laurent, France, 1925. Art Deco cubist pelican figure mounted over a Italian marble. Dark Green original patina on the bird...
Metal
$841
H 3.94 in W 11.03 in D 4.73 in
Dorothy Thorpe Midcentury Crystal Lucite American Knot Paperweight Sculpture
By Dorothy Thorpe
Located in Roma, IT
Midcentury crystal Lucite American knot paperweight sculpture. This wonderful piece was designed by Dorothy Thorpe in America during the 1960s. An amazing item with a unique knot ...
Lucite
$95
H 1.75 in W 2.75 in D 2.75 in
Collectible Baccarat Amber Crystal Cameo Franklin Mint Paperweight Charlemagne
By Baccarat
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Collectible Baccarat Amber Crystal Cameo Franklin Mint Paperweight King Charlemagne of France. This exquisite Franklin Mint Baccarat Crystal Cameo Paper...
Crystal
Murano "millefiori" Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Murano Multicolor Art Glass Paperweight unmarked, maker unknown, 1970's "Millefiori is a glasswork technique which produces distinctive decorative patterns on glassware. The term m...
Art Glass
Sculpture of a Stylized Cat Designed by Livio Seguso ca. 1970s
By Livio Seguso, Gral Glass
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Sculpture of a Stylized Cat Designed by Livio Seguso ca. 1970s A cute sculpture of a stylized cat in smoke grey glass. Hand made in the Gral glass manufactory, Germany. It was desig...
Art Glass
Stylized Sitting Cat Sculpture / Paperweight by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous stylized sitting cat sculpture / paperweight by Baccarat, circa 1990s. The piece is in excellent condition with no visible imperfections and has great clarity. Signed on the...
Crystal
Murano Mushroom Toadstool Art Glass Paperweight Orange 1980s
By Fornasa De Murano A L'Insegna Del Moreto
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Murano Style Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight Orange with Millefiori and White 1980s. Beautiful vintage Murano style hand made orange with multicolor spots Italian ar...
Art Glass, Blown Glass
$445
H 7.88 in W 3.55 in D 2.96 in
Sculpture of a Stylized Cat Designed by Livio Seguso for Graal Glass
By Gral Glass, Livio Seguso
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Sculpture of a Stylized Cat Designed by Livio Seguso ca. 1970s A cute sculpture of a stylized cat in smoke grey glass. Hand made in the Gral glass manufactory, Germany. It was desig...
Art Glass
Solid Carved Malchite Head Sculpture or Paperweight
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Very heavy Solid carved Malchite head sculpture Paperweight.
Malachite
Daum France Crystal Cat Paperweight or Decorative Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
Daum, France, created this adorable crystal kitty cat figurine paperweight or ornamental sculpture by hand in the late 1960s. The sculpture features a lovely cat with dimensional car...
Crystal
$600Sale Price|20% Off
H 4 in W 3.5 in D 3.75 in
Murano Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight
By Fornasa De Murano A L'Insegna Del Moreto, Arte Vetraria Muranese (AVEM)
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and very unusual, vintage Murano hand blown multicolor millefiori flowers Italian art glass mushroom / toadstool sculptural paperweight. Th...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Daum France Crystal Owl Paperweight or Decorative Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
Daum, France, created this adorable crystal owl figurine paperweight or ornamental sculpture by hand in the late 1960s. The sculpture features a lovely night owl with dimensional car...
Crystal
Baccarat Paperweight Double Clematis Millefiori 1992
By Baccarat
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Baccarat Paperweight Double Clematis Millefiori 1992 Date : 1992 Origin : France Features : White double clematis lampwork flower, bud and leaves with an outer ring of gree...
Art Glass
Sold
H 1.77 in Dm 2.92 in
Complete set 12 paperweights famous leaders history crystal Baccarat France 1970
By Baccarat
Located in Wien, AT
Complete set of 12 paperweights, made by the famous crystal manufacturer from France, Baccarat, for Franklin Mint, made in the late 1970s. The Baccarat Crystal Sulphide 3 Dimension...
Crystal
Sold
H 2 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in
Vintage Baccarat John F. Kennedy Ruby Red Sulphide French Crystal Paperweight
By Baccarat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Baccarat John F. Kennedy Ruby Red Sulphide French Crystal Paperweight. Item features the original box and paperweight, very nice vintage item, quality French craftsmanship. C...
Crystal
Baccarat Paperweight With Lampwork Flowers 1982
By Baccarat
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Baccarat Paperweight with Lampwork Flowers Date : 1982 Origin : France Features : Lampwork pansies and clematis with leaves and stems on a blue ground Marks : B1982 signatu...
Glass
Sold
H 1.5 in Dm 2.75 in
Baccarat French Art Glass Zodiac Paperweight Aries Ram Sulfide on Cobalt Blue
By Baccarat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, faceted French art glass paperweight. From the Zodiac series. By Baccarat. With a white sulphide depicting Aries, Chrysomallus the ram (from whom the Golden Fleece was sh...
Glass
Sold
H 1.5 in Dm 2.75 in
Baccarat French Art Glass Zodiac Paperweight Gemini Twins Sulfide On Cobalt Blue
By Baccarat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, faceted French art glass paperweight. From the Zodiac series. By Baccarat. With a white sulphide depicting the Gemini twins Castor & Pollux on a blue ground. Marked wit...
Art Glass
Antique Baccarat Millefiori Gridel Chruch Paperweight
By Baccarat
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : An Antique Baccarat Millefiori Gridel Chruch Paperweight 1848 Date : 1848 Origin : France Features : Three gridel canes, goat, horse and cockerel within a close pack of com...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
1980s Baccarat French Bunny Rabbit Paperweight Crystal Sculpture
By Baccarat
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Precious 1980s France Baccarat bunny rabbit paperweight sculpture French crystal glass approximately 3.25 H 2 W 3 D. Signed Baccarat Preowned original ...
Crystal
BACCARAT France Crystal Starfish Paperweight Art Glass 1970s
By Baccarat
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Translucent Crystal Starfish Paperweight by Baccarat France. This elegant clear crystal art glass paperweight was realized by Maison Baccarat one of the world's finest makers of crystal products since 1765- in France. It features five reeded elongated tendrils extending outwards realized in crystal, mimicking the form of a starfish. BACCARAT Clear Crystal star Paperweight. Vintage Baccarat Crystal Glass Sculptural Paperweight or Desk Accessory. From the French luxury crystal Maison Baccarat, a beautiful clear transparent paperweight or decorative object. Acid stamped marked "Baccarat France"crystal paperweight. This fabulous heavy crystal art glass vintage signed Baccarat paperweight is sculptural and makes a great desk accessory. Tres chic! Sorry the photos do not do justice to the beauty of this Baccarat crystal paperweight...
Crystal
A Baccarat Millefiori Garland on Muslin Ground Paperweight, 1973
By Baccarat
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Baccarat Millefiori Garland on Muslin Ground Paperweight, 1973 Additional information: Date : 1973 Origin : France Features : Six millefiori rondels around a central rondel on a m...
Glass
Baccarat Mushroom Torsade Paperweight, circa 1850
By Baccarat
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Baccarat Mushroom Torsade Paperweight, circa 1850 Additional Information: Date: c.1850 Origin: France Features: A mushroom of millefiori canes within a torsade on a clear gro...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Exquisite Sculptural Baccarat Triangular Shape Paper Weight / Ash Tray
By Baccarat
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This stunning baccarat crystal art deco style geometric triangular form design decorative paper weight / cigar ashtray. This piece is not only functional but a great sculpture as wel...
Crystal