Baccarat is a manufacturer of world-class fine crystalware. It company was founded in 1764 in Baccarat, France. Baccarat produces a wide variety of luxury and high-end vases, chandeliers, and more. The company showcases its designs in two museums, the Musée Baccarat in Paris on the Place des États-Unis, and another one in Meurthe-et-Moselle. Until 2005, the Group du Louvre was the dominant shareholder of the company. Baccarat was later acquired by the American Starwood Capital Group.