Baccarat Glass was established in 1765 by the Bishop of Metz who wanted to encourage industry in the little village of Baccarat, some 250 miles east of Paris, France. Over the years Baccarat have come up with new techniques to make the finest glass crystal. Specializing and well know for their crystal paperweights, decanters and bottles, superb crystal glass tableware, 19th century colored lead crystal glass, and for superb lead crystal sculptures of animals and birds. Read more »