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RENE LALIQUE
René Lalique worked as a designer in the decorative arts field, and in 1886 he began to design and execute jewelry. In 1890 Lalique opened a new workshop and contributed to the opening exhibition of Siegfried Bing's new Paris shop La Maison de l'Art Nouveau. With his 'Art Nouveau' jewels at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris, Lalique gained recognition as a master craftsman. Beyond Lalique's enormous artistic contribution to the field of jewelry lay his innovative use of non-precious materials that was considered so revolutionary. In the 1890s Lalique began to experiment with glass and in 1893 he produced his first artistic piece in the cire perdue (lost-wax) technique.
Lalique opened a retail shop next to Coty and in 1905 designed bottles for François Coty and other perfumers. An astute businessman, Lalique also concentrated on commercial glass production and executed vases, clocks, light-fixtures, statuettes, screens and panels for furniture. In 1925, Lalique exhibited at the Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes and was appointed president of the exhibition's glass committee.
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
'MONNAIE DU PAPE', A MAUVE GLASS VASE
RENÉ LALIQUE, MODEL INTRODUCED IN 1914
Details
'MONNAIE DU PAPE', A MAUVE GLASS VASE
René Lalique, Model Introduced in 1914
the recessed areas heightened with white patina
9 1/8in. (23cm.) high
signed in the mold LALIQUE
René Lalique, Model Introduced in 1914
the recessed areas heightened with white patina
9 1/8in. (23cm.) high
signed in the mold LALIQUE