Alençon lace was popular at court in the last quarter of the 18th century and again during the First Empire of Napoleon I (1804-15) and was resurrected by the Empress Eugénie in the mid-19th century. Some fine pieces were produced by the firm of Lefebure in Bayeux between 1900 and 1914. All true “French Lace” is made on specific looms, unique to Calais-Caudry, France. “Classic” French lace – Chantilly or Alencon – is woven, never knitted, in France on leavers looms. This exclusive method for producing the lace results in the most luxurious and highest quality lace in existence.