Baccarat is a French luxury crystal house founded in 1764 in the village of Baccarat in eastern France, originally under a royal licence granted by King Louis XV. Renowned for unrivalled crystal purity achieved through a secret formula perfected in 1816, the Maison crafts fine crystal tableware, lighting, decorative objects and jewellery that have furnished royal courts and embassies worldwide. Today a global symbol of French art de vivre, Baccarat blends heritage craftsmanship with bold contemporary design.