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France's oldest crystal factory makes $13,000 paperweights

Nikita Grant and Teresa Zhang
2023-07-18T14:57:33Z
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Artisans at Saint-Louis have been handcrafting iconic glass and crystal pieces in rural France for nearly 450 years. Its chandeliers and tableware decorated French palaces in the 19th century. But as customers started embracing more casual glassware, Saint-Louis struggled to stay afloat. For more information, visit www.saint-louis.com.

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