The company was founded in 1823 after Count Christian Conrad Sophus Danneskiold-Samsøe petitioned the Danish king for permission to build a glass factory at Holmegaard Mose (lit.
But after his death when permission was finally received his widow, Countess Henriette Danneskiold-Samsøe pursued the project, and the factory began producing green bottles in 1825, moving on to table-glass within its first decade.
Danish glassmaker Per Lütken worked at Holmegaard from 1942 until his death in 1998, creating some of the factory's finest pieces and all-time classics, such as the "Idelle" series, the "Ships glasses" and the "Provence" bowls.
The arrival of Lütken at Holmegaard marked a new beginning in the factory's history, which once again bloomed after several years of suffering.
In 1995, the packaging part was sold to Ardagh which is now called Ardagh Glass Holmegaard, the art part was then sold in 2004 to the development company Ibco, which wanted to turn the place into an experience centre Holmegaard Entertainment.