Bapst, Maison
Country | |
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City | Paris |
Era | e.1752 |
Description
Specialties
1725
- Jean Melchior Bapst is a Paris Goldsmith
1752
- Georges-Michel Bapst (1718-1770) Succeeded his Father-in-Law, Georges-Frédéric Stras, as Orfevre-joaillier du Roi.
1761-1770
- Georges-Frédéric Bapst (son of Georges-Michel) apprenticed to Pierre-André Jacquemin, a royal jeweler.
1771
- Georges-Frédéric Bapst, succeeded Georges-Michael.
1797
- Jacques Bapst married into the Menière family (owners of Boehmer and Bassange, former jewelers to Marie Antoinette.)
- Eventually, Constant and Charles-Frédéric (Jacques’s sons) joined the company Remodelling the Napoleonic regalia for Louis XVIII.
- Made coronation regalia for Charles X.
1805
- Charles-Frédéric’s nephew, Friedrich (1789-1870), comes to Paris and runs the workshop of Maison Bapst for 50 years.
- Evérard Bapst is succeded by Constant (1797-1853) and Charles-Frédéric (1799-1872) Bapst Frères
1853
- Charles and Alfred run the firm as Bapst et neveu
1864
- Alfred revises the Crown Jewels at the Emperor’s request.
1867
- Exhibited redesigned crown jewels created for Empress Eugéne at the 1867 Exposition.
1872
- Jules and Paul (Charles-Frédéric’s sons) and Alfred take over the business.
1878
- Alfred’s designs are prominent at the World Exhibition, Paris.
1880
- Alfred dies and the firm becomes Jules et Paul Bapst et fils.
- Alfred’s son Germain joins Lucien Falize to form Bapst et Falize.
1930
- Closes