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The Cristallery or Manufacture of the Queen's Crystals is installed in Sèvres in a building originally built as stables between 1750 and 1757, according to Trudaine's plan. This industrial site, found on the 18th century cartographic archives, is evidence of the adaptation of an existing structure to a prestigious craft activity under the Old Regime. The stables, whose construction spans almost seven years, reflect the utilitarian architecture of the time, before their conversion.

In 1785 Charles-Philippe Laubert founded on this site the Queen's Crystal Factory, a company dedicated to the production of luxury crystals. This initiative, supported by the crown, highlights the importance of royal manufacturing in the economy and the artistic influence of pre-revolutionary France. However, his activity in Sèvres was brief: in 1787 Louis XVI ordered his transfer to Montcenis, marking the end of his presence on this site.

The building, located at 16 rue Troyon, has preserved architectural elements protected since 1986, including facades, roofs and a staircase. These heritage protections attest to its historical value, although its exact location is considered a priori satisfactory (note 7/10) by the databases. Today owned by the municipality of Sèvres, the site questions about its current use, without clear indication as to its accessibility to the public or possible reallocation.

Available sources, from the Merimée base and Monumentum, specify its address and its Insee code (92072, Hauts-de-Seine), but leave pending details of its daily operation under the manufacture. The absence of detailed archival documents limits knowledge of its production, workers or local economic impact. Only the protected elements and its brief institutional history are clearly established.

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