Late 20th Century Baccarat Medium Brandy Snifters- Set of 4

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Set of four Baccarat Medium Brandy Snifters. Snifters are short, wide, stemmed glasses used, initially, to serve brandy. Each resembles … Read more Set of four Baccarat Medium Brandy Snifters. Snifters are short, wide, stemmed glasses used, initially, to serve brandy. Each resembles an extraordinarily squat wine glass, with a voluminous bowl and low center of gravity. A snifter can be used for any spirit, but it's most commonly associated with cognac, other brandies, whiskey and port or other fortified wines. This set is from Baccarat’s “Perfection” collection with each glass measuring 2.75”w x 2.75”d x 3.5”h on a 3” diameter base.

The brandy snifter is designed with two purposes in mind: evaporation and concentration of aromas. Its wide bowl leaves a large surface area, which allows the volatile, aromatic compounds plenty of room to waft off the spirit. The wide base then narrows into a smaller opening, which concentrates those compounds and prevents them from escaping in all directions. They are in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or noticeable scratches. Please view all images.

Baccarat is a French luxury brand and manufacturer of fine crystal located in Baccarat, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. The company owns two museums: the Musée Baccarat in Baccarat, and the Musée Baccarat in Paris on the Place des États-Unis.

Groupe du Louvre was the majority shareholder of the company until 2005. The company was then acquired by Starwood Capital Group, which used the name for a luxury hotel called Baccarat Hotel New York, featuring the company's chandeliers, decorative pieces and glasses.

In 2018, Fortune Fountain Capital, a Beijing-based financial group, acquired an 88.8 per cent stake of the company from Starwood Capital Group and L Catterton. On 23 December 2020, four financing funds based in Hong Kong - Tor, Sammasan, Dolphin and Corbin - took control of the capital of Fortune Fountain Limited (FFL), the holding company that held 97% of the shares of Baccarat.

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