Specialties

1752

• Georges-Michel Bapst (1718-1770) Succeeded his Father-in-Law, Georges-Frédéric Strass, as Orfevre-joaillier du Roi.

1761-1770

• Georges-Michael fils apprenticed to Pierre-André Jacquemin, a royal jeweler.

1771

• Georges-Michael fils, succeeded George-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 sons) joined the company Remodelling the Napoleonic regaila for Louis XVIII.
• Made coronation regalia for Charles X.
• Charles-Frédéric’s nephew, Alfred joined the firm and became the workshop director (a position he held for 50 years).

1867

• Exhibited redesigned crown jewels created for Empress Eugéne at the 1867 Exposition.

1871

• Jules and Paul (Charles-Frédéric’s sons) and Alfred take over the business.

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.