René Lalique (1860 1945) Sophora Vase 1926
Saint-Ouen, France
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Item details
Height
26.0 cm
Width
25.5 cm
Depth
25.5 cm
Diameter
25.5 cm
Wear conditions
Good
Wear conditions
Excellent
Shows little to no signs of wear and tear.
Good
May show slight traces of use in keeping with age. Most vintage and antique items fit into this condition.
Average
Likely to show signs of some light scratching and ageing but still remains in a fair condition.
Apparent Wear and Tear
Visible signs of previous use including scratches, chips or stains.
Please refer to condition report, images or make a seller enquiry for additional information.
Description
René Lalique (1860-1945) Sophora Vase 1926
Sophora Grey Blown-molded Glass Vase
Designed with high relief leaves and branches.
The color is not an external stain. It is within the glass itself, tinted grey in the mass.
Molded Signature R.LALIQUE under the base
Model created on October 13, 1926, not resumed after 1947
Bibliography:
“R. Lalique, Catalogue Raisonné de l’œuvre de verre” Félix Marcilhac, Les Éditions de l’Amateur, Paris, 2004. Identical model reproduced on page 434 and listed under reference 977.
René Jules Lalique, master glassmaker and French jeweller, born on April 6, 1860 in Ay (Marne) - Died on May 5, 1945.
He studied drawing and goldsmithing at the School of Decorative Arts in Paris.
He works for renowned jewelers such as Boucheron, Vever and Cartier.
From 1878 to 1880 he attended Sydenham Art College in London.
In 1882, he became an independent designer for several jewelry houses in Paris and four years later launched his own jewelry.
In 1890, Lalique is recognized as one of the most important jewelry designers of French Art Nouveau, creating innovative pieces for the new boutique of Sa-muel Bing in Paris, «La Maison de l'Art Nouveau»
He participated in the 1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris, which established an interna-tional reputation for him.
While keeping the sources of inspiration of Art Nouveau, fauna and flora, including peacock and insects.
He innovates by using materials little used for jewelry at that time: glass, enamel, leather, horn, mother of pearl.
After opening a boutique place Vendôme in Paris, he began to design glass perfume bottles.
He also does so in order to produce beautiful objects in important series, and therefore to make his art accessible to a growing number of people.
Vases, cups, dishes, perfume bottles, emblems of major car brands, or panels (such as those that will decorate the dining room of the Normandy liner) are produced in series according to new techniques such as colored glass, opalescent, frosted, engraved or speckled.
In 1920, he turned to Art Deco.
It also creates aesthetic effects: Lalique satin, opalescent glasses and also has sinuous fabrics, fans and ironwork pieces.
He had his own pavilion at the Paris Decorative Arts Exhibition in 1925 where he applied the many resources offered by glass to decoration (fountains, lighting, doors).
The factory in Alsace, closed during the war, was reopened by his son Marc in 1946 after the death of his father.
Condition report:
Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
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