French Paperweights

French paperweight makers are known by the location of the factories. The three most important are: Baccarat (Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat, 1765-present), Clichy (L.J. Maës, Clichy-la-Garenne, 1837-present, merged with Cristallerie de Sèvres in 1885), and Saint-Louis (Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint-Louis, 1767-present). (Photo: L. H. Selman) Baccarat, a French company, made this footed paperweight […]