6 White wine glasses – Saint Louis Pasteur service

3565 – 6 white wine glasses – saint louis pasteur service not stamped because they are too old, these 6 wine glasses from the saint louis crystal factory with rock crystal engraving n°2678 pasteur service in good condition. No cracks, no scale with a tiny chip on one glass that can be taken back by a glassmaker if necessary. Height 121 mm X 54 mm. Weight 470 g. Careful and tracked shipping. For information, founded in 1586 in the münzthal valley in moselle, by letters patent of 1767 from king louis XV known as the beloved (1710-1774), it took the name of “verrerie royale de saint louis” and quickly became a flagship of the french economy. In 1781 with the discovery of the composition of crystal by mr. De beaufort, former director of the factory, it took the name of cristallerie. At the time, only england mastered the formula for lead crystal. Its production will be exclusively crystal from 1825. In 1834, the cristallerie saint louis created the trianon service, thus introducing the notion of tableware by using several glasses according to use. Since then, many services have been created, including tommy to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the first world war in honor of the english soldiers. Production mainly for tableware, decoration, lighting and furniture of crystal pieces by master glassmakers who have received approximately 10 years of training. Today, saint louis belongs to the hermès group.