{"id":1621,"count":0,"description":"The Baccarat company is one of France\u2019s oldest and most established glass-working factories, and is still in operation today.\r\nAs well as producing spectacular display pieces for exhibition, Baccarat also made glass products for the wider market. By the start of the 20th\u00a0Century, ownership of a set of \u2018Baccarat crystal\u2019 glasses was a symbol of wealth and refined taste.\r\nBaccarat\u2019s strong showings at the Great Exhibitions of the 19th\u00a0Century would earn it admirers and customers from further afield, including in Ottoman Turkey, Portugal, Japan, and India.\r\nOne of Baccarat\u2019s great successes in the later 19th\u00a0Century was the furnishings it provided for the Dolmbahce Palace, residence of the Ottoman Sultan in Istanbul.\r\nSeveral monumental Baccarat crystal chandeliers were built for the palace, including the famous one which hangs above the so-called \u2018Crystal Staircase\u2019 in the Palace\u2019s entranceway, pictured above. The staircase\u2019s balustrades are also made from Baccarat crystal.\r\nIn the 1880s, Baccarat opened a new showroom in Bombay, as a reflection of the growing demand in Asia for its work.\r\nBeing brought into contact with the rest of the world also influenced the Baccarat company\u2019s own designs, and it started to incorporate elements taken from Chinese, Japanese and Islamic art into its work.\r\nProduction at Baccarat continued into the 20th\u00a0Century, and the factory opened new showrooms in America. In the 1990s, Baccarat began making jewellery and perfume as well as glass. Today it continues to operate as a luxury glass manufacturer.","link":"https:\/\/mandarin.digiants.agency\/en\/brand\/baccarat\/","name":"Baccarat","slug":"baccarat","taxonomy":"brand","parent":0,"meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mandarin.digiants.agency\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/brand\/1621"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mandarin.digiants.agency\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/brand"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mandarin.digiants.agency\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/brand"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/mandarin.digiants.agency\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?brand=1621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}