Prestigious commissions
Since 1824, during the Louvre National Exhibition and many others that followed, Baccarat has been presenting magnificent crystal chandeliers.
For more than 200 years, Baccarat has illuminated national palaces, royal and presidential residences, sumptuous mansions worldwide, theatres, French and Latin American Cathedrals,…
Some examples
The Maharajah of Gwalior ordered a very large chandelier, weighing about a ton to decorate his new Palace.
A series of candelabras were created for the Czar Nicolas II’s St. Petersburg Winter Palace.
In 1994, a 230-light chandelier was created to celebrate Baccarat’s 230th anniversary.
- 16.4 feet high
- 9.84 feet across
- 1,5 ton of weight
- 1,34 miles of electric wire
- 15000 hours of labor