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H 8.08 in Dm 5.12 in
René Lalique Blidah Glass Pitcher, Art Deco, France, 1930
By René Lalique
Located in Lisbon, PT
An orangeade glass pitcher by René Lalique, model Blidah (no. 3177), showcases the master’s
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René Lalique for Cusenier, Carafe, France, 1930s
By René Lalique
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb René Lalique Art Deco carafe created for Cusener. Handle in bronze scale iron oxidised
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$13,626
H 15.36 in Dm 0.04 in
1911 René Lalique - Decanter Sirenes & Grenouilles Glass Mermaids & Frogs
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Marcilhac, René Lalique - Catalogue Raisonné de l'Œuvre de Verre, Les Editions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2011, No
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$4,999
H 12.41 in W 7.88 in D 3.55 in
1913 René Lalique Decanter Reine Marguerite Glass with Brown Enamel Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Rene Lalique Decanter "Reine Marguerite" made in clear and frosted glass with sepia patina
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1926 René Lalique, Pitcher Decanter Obernai Clear Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Pitcher decanter "Obernai" made in clear glass by René Lalique in 1926. Acid-stamped signature on
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1926 Rene Lalique Decanter & Pitcher Saint Nabor Glass Black Enamel
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
. Decanter : 22,5 cm high Pitcher : 20,5 cm high Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique - Catalogue Raisonné de
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1931 René Lalique - Art Deco Pitcher Hesperides Yellow Amber Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Pitcher "Hesperides" made in yellow amber glass by René Lalique in 1931. Stamped signature
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1926 René Lalique Wingen Decanter Frosted Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
René Lalique "Wingen" decanter made in 1926 in molded frosted glass. Molded "R.LALIQUE
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1926 René Lalique - Decanter Wingen Clear Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Decanter "Wingen" made in clear glass by René Lalique in 1926. Molded signature on bottom
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1931 René Lalique - Decanter Vigne Glass With Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Decanter "Vigne" made in glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1931. Stamped signature
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1922 Rene Lalique, Decanter Gouttes Deau Clear Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Decanter "Gouttes d'Eau" made in clear glass by René Lalique in 1922. Engraved signature on bottom
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1923 René Lalique Vrilles de Vigne Decanter Clear Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
René Lalique "Vrilles de Vigne" decanter made in 1923 in molded clear glass. Molded "R.Lalique
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1911 René Lalique - Decanter Sirenes & Grenouilles Glass Mermaids & Frogs
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Marcilhac, René Lalique - Catalogue Raisonné de l'Œuvre de Verre, Les Editions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2011, No
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1911 René Lalique - Decanter Sirenes & Grenouilles Glass Mermaids & Frogs
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
patina by René Lalique in 1911. Engraved signature. Perfect condition. Exceptional model. height: 39.5
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1911 René Lalique - Decanter Sirenes & Grenouilles Glass Mermaids & Frogs
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
patina by René Lalique in 1911. Engraved signature. Perfect condition. Exceptional model. Amazing patina
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1914 René Lalique - Decanter Six Tetes Heads Masks Glass Blue Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Marcilhac, René Lalique - Catalogue Raisonné de l'Œuvre de Verre, Les Editions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2011, No
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1914 Rene Lalique Six Figurines Decanter Clear and Stained Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Rene Lalique "Six Figurines" decanter made in 1914 in molded clear glass with pinky patina
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1923 René Lalique Satyre Decanter for Cusenier Sepia Stained Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
René Lalique "Satyre" decanter made in 1923 in molded clear glass with sepia patina. Engraved
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1923 René Lalique Satyre Decanter for Cusenier Sepia Stained Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
René Lalique "Satyre" decanter made in 1923 in molded clear glass with sepia patina. Engraved
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1923 René Lalique Satyre Decanter for Cusenier Sepia Stained Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
René Lalique "Satyre" decanter made in 1923 in molded clear glass with sepia patina. Acid-stamped
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1923 René Lalique Satyre Decanter for Cusenier Sepia Stained Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
René Lalique "Satyre" decanter made in 1923 in molded clear glass with sepia patina. Acid-stamped
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1920 René Lalique, Decanter Coquilles Glass with Blue Patina, Shells
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Decanter "Coquilles" made in clear and frosted glass with blue patina by René Lalique in 1920
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1920 René Lalique, Decanter Coquilles Glass with Blue Patina, Shells
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Decanter "Coquilles" made in clear and frosted glass with blue patina by René Lalique in 1920
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1914 René Lalique, Decanter Aubepines Clear Glass with Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Decanter "Aubepines" made in clear glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1914. Molded
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1924 René Lalique Decanter Cep Schlumberger Glass with Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Decanter "Cep - Schlumberger" made in clear and frosted glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in
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1925 René Lalique, Decanter Sélestat Clear Glass and Black Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Decanter "Selestat" in clear glass and black glass by René Lalique created in 1925. Molded
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1931 René Lalique - Decanter Pouilly Fishes Glass With Blue Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Decanter "Pouilly" with fishes made in glass with blue patina by René Lalique in 1931. Stamped
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1924 René Lalique - Decanter Lotus Clear Glass With Black Enamel
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Decanter "Lotus" made in clear glass with original black enamel on stopper by René Lalique in 1924
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1920 René Lalique - Decanter Vigne Strie Glass With Grey Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Decanter "Vigne Strie" made in glass with grey patina by René Lalique in 1920. Engraved signature
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1913 René Lalique, Decanter Masques Clear Glass with Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Decanter "Masques" made in clear glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1913. Engraved
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1920 René Lalique, Decanter Coquilles Glass with Blue Patina, Shells
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Decanter "Coquilles" made in clear and frosted glass with blue patina by René Lalique in 1920
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1913 René Lalique Decanter Masques Masks Glass with Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Decanter "Masques" (Masks) made in clear and frosted glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in
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H 9.85 in Dm 5.91 in
1923 René Lalique Satyre Decanter Cusenier Sepia Stained Glass Original Label
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
René Lalique "Satyre" decanter made in 1923 in molded clear glass with sepia patina. Engraved
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1914 René Lalique, Decanter Delvaux Glass with Black and Gold Enamel
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Decanter "Delvaux" made in clear glass with black and gold enamel by René Lalique in 1914 after a
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1914 René Lalique - Decanter Delvaux Glass with Black and Gold Enamel
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Decanter "Delvaux" made in clear glass with black and gold enamel by René Lalique in 1914 after a
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1912 René Lalique, Decanter Deux Danseuses Clear Glass with Blue Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Decanter "Deux Danseuses" made in clear glass with blue patina by René Lalique in 1912. Stamped
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1923 René Lalique Decanter Raisins Glass with Dark Purple Patina, Graps
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Decanter "Raisins" in clear glass with dark purple patina by René Lalique in 1920. Molded
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1912 René Lalique, Decanter Deux Danseuses Clear Glass with Blue Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Decanter "Deux Danseuses" made in clear glass with blue patina by René Lalique in 1912. Engraved
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1925 René Lalique - Art Deco Decanter Selestat Clear and Black Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Art Deco Decanter "Selestat" in clear glass and black glass by René Lalique created in 1925. Molded
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1914 Rene Lalique Decanter Six Figurines Clear Glass with Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Decanter "Six Figurines" made in clear glass with grey sepia created by Rene Lalique in 1914
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1935 René Lalique - Art Deco Pair of Decanters Boules Clear Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Art Deco Pair of Decanters "Boules" made in clear glass by René Lalique in 1935. Stamped signature
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H 9.85 in Dm 0.04 in
1913 René Lalique, Decanter Reine Marguerite Glass Sepia Patina & Brown Enamel
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
heated enamel created by René Lalique in 1913. Engraved signature. Perfect condition. Superb enamel
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H 9.85 in Dm 0.04 in
1913 René Lalique, Decanter Reine Marguerite Glass Sepia Patina & Brown Enamel
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
heated enamel created by René Lalique in 1913. Engraved signature. Perfect condition. Superb enamel
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H 9.65 in Dm 5.91 in
1923 René Lalique Decanter Satyre for Cusenier Clear Glass with Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
René Lalique "Satyre" decanter made in 1923 in molded clear glass with sepia patina. Engraved
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H 9.65 in Dm 5.91 in
1923 René Lalique Decanter Satyre for Cusenier Clear Glass with Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
René Lalique "Satyre" decanter made in 1923 in molded clear glass with sepia patina. Engraved
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H 10.63 in Dm 0.04 in
1923 René Lalique Prunelles Decanter for Cusenier Clear Glass with Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
René Lalique "Prunelles" decanter made in 1923 in molded clear glass with sepia patina for cusenier
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H 14.18 in Dm 0.04 in
1912 René Lalique, Decanter Deux Danseuses Clear Glass Blue Patina with Stopper
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Decanter "Deux Danseuses" with stopper made in clear glass with blue patina by René Lalique in 1912
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H 12.41 in Dm 0.04 in
1913 René Lalique Decanter Reine Marguerite Glass with Brown Enamel Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
sepia patina by René Lalique in 1913. Engraved signature on the body. Perfect condition. Height
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H 10.83 in Dm 0.04 in
1913 René Lalique Decanter Reine Marguerite Glass with Brown Enamel Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
heated enamel created by René Lalique in 1913. Original glass stopper. Engraved signature. Perfect
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H 12.41 in Dm 0.04 in
1913 René Lalique Decanter Reine Marguerite Glass with Brown Enamel Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
heated enamel created by René Lalique in 1913. Original metal stopper with cork shank. Engraved
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H 0.04 in Dm 0.04 in
1922 René Lalique - Tablewares Gouttes d'Eau Clear Glass 4 Tumblers + 1 Decanter
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Set of "Gouttes d'Eau" tableware made in clear glass by René Lalique in 1922. Engraved signature
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1931 Original René Lalique Bambou Set 41 Pieces 40 Glasses 1 Pitcher
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
high 1 pitcher 18 cm high Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique - Catalogue Raisonné de l'Œuvre de Verre
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H 6.89 in Dm 0.04 in
1930 René Lalique Original Nippon Orange Set 13 Pieces, 12 Glasses 1 Pitcher
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Orange set made by René Lalique in 1930. Model is named "Nippon" made in clear glass. All pieces
Art Glass
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H 9.06 in Dm 0.04 in
1930 René Lalique Original Bourgueil Orange Set 10 Pieces, 9 Glasses 1 Pitcher
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Orange set made by René Lalique in 1930. Model is named "Bourgueil" made in clear glass. All
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H 0.04 in Dm 0.04 in
1932 René Lalique Set of Glasses Decanter Pitcher Vouvray Clear Glass 42 Pieces
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
cm 1 pitcher - height 20 cm Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique - Catalog Raisonné of the Work of Glass
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H 8.27 in Dm 0.04 in
1942 René Lalique Original Reims Orange Set of 7 Pieces, 6 Glasses 1 Pitcher
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
: 12.5 cm high 1 pitcher: 21 cm high Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique - Catalogue Raisonné de l'Œuvre de
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H 7.88 in W 18.12 in D 14.97 in
René Lalique "Sétubal" Lemonade Set, Made before 1947, Design 1931, No 3180
By René Lalique
Located in Skanninge, SE
Eight-piece lemonade set by René Lalique. One tray, one pitcher and six glasses. All eight pieces
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H 0.04 in W 0.04 in D 0.04 in
1930 René Lalique Set of 32 Pieces Nippon, 30 Glasses, 1 Pitcher, 1 Decanter
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
pitcher of 17,5 cm high - 1 decanter of 25 cm high Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique - Catalogue Raisonné
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H 0.04 in W 0.04 in D 0.04 in
1930 René Lalique Set of 32 Pieces Nippon, 30 Glasses, 1 Pitcher, 1 Decanter
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
pitcher of 17,5 cm high - 1 decanter of 25 cm high Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique - Catalogue Raisonné
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H 7.49 in W 0.04 in D 0.04 in
1930 René Lalique Set of 62 Pieces Nippon, 60 Glasses, 1 Pitcher, 1 Decanter
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Set of 62 pieces made by René Lalique in 1930. Model is called "Nippon" made in clear glass
Art Glass
1919 René Lalique, Carafe a Côtes Plates Frosted Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Decanter "A Côtes Plates" made in frosted glass by René Lalique in 1919. Molded signature
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In the Wheatfield (Girl Standing in a Wheat Field)
By Winslow Homer
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"In the Wheatfield (Girl Standing in a Wheat Field)" is a painting by Winslow Homer. The painting is signed, lower left, "Homer 1873". The framed piece measures 29 3/4 x 21 5/8 x 2 7...
Canvas, Oil
Rene Lalique Opalescent Glass 'Rampillon' Vase
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rene Lalique Opalescent glass 'Rampillon' vase. This pattern features deeply embossed diamond shapes, surrounded by flowers and leaves. Makers mark stencilled, 'R. LALIQUE FRANCE'. B...
Glass
Circa 1880 Italian Large Gilt wood LXV Style Confidente Sofa
Located in London, Park Royal
A rare antique find from Tuscany Italy. This 'Confidante' sofa, circa 1880, is in beautiful condition. The large frame is finely carved in the LXV style, with its original water gild...
Gold, Gold Leaf
A René LALIQUE Opalescent Glass Bacchantes Vase
By René Lalique
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
The Bacchantes vase was made in 1927 by R.Lalique in white glass. The opalescent version is probably one of R.Lalique's most famous and published vases . This example is in perfect...
Glass
Iridescent Art Nouveau Monumental Beetle Vase by Delphin Massier
By Delphin Massier
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
Earthenware
$29,637
H 55.12 in W 36.62 in D 18.9 in
18th Century Wrought Iron Italian Hobnail Antique Safe Strong Box Cabinet
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and rare example of late 18th century Italian master blacksmith craftsmanship. This exceptional antique studded safe, with its typical all-around hobnails and great wrought...
Metal, Wrought Iron
$7,050
H 3.15 in Dm 0.04 in
1913 René Lalique Perfume Bottle Paquerettes Roger & Gallet Glass Blue Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Perfume Bottle Tiara "Pâquerettes" (Daisies) made in clear and frosted glass with blue patina by René Lalique in 1913 for Roger and Gallet. Molded signature. Perfect condition. Beau...
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Rene Lalique Opalescent Glass Blue Stain 'Camaret' Vase
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rene Lalique Opalescent Glass with blue staining, 'Camaret' Vase. This pattern features four rows of fish molded in relief. Engraved makers marks, 'R Lalique France No.1010'. Book re...
Glass
$15,233
H 5.91 in Dm 3.55 in
Lalique After René Lalique, Fontainebleau Service (50 pieces), France 1950s
By René Lalique
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb Lalique Fontainebleau service composed of 48 pieces in sets of 8, one carafe and one decanter (50 pieces total). This service has champagne coupes, water, red, white wine Made...
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Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
Silver
1929 Rene Lalique Vase Montargis Black Glass with White Patina
By René Lalique, Suzanne Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Montargis" made in black glass with white patina by Rene Lalique in 1929. Molded and engraved signature on bottom. Perfect condition. Exceptional and very rare color. heigh...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Stained Glass
Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage
Located in New Orleans, LA
A work of extraordinary craftsmanship, this exquisite English vanity case is as much an item of luxury as it is of necessity. Known as a nécessaire de voyage, the case features a lux...
Velvet, Glass, Wood
$19,672
H 29 in W 37 in
Bateaux sur la mer - French Naive Seascape Oil Painting by Camille Bombois
By Camille Bombois
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas seascape circa 1920 by French naive painter Camille Bombois. This work depicts workers out at sea on a large sail boat with a few smaller boats visible in the di...
Canvas, Oil
1925 René Lalique Perfume Bottle Bouquet de Faunes for Guerlain Glass
By Maison Guerlain, René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Perfume Bottle "Bouquet de Faunes" made in frosted glass with grey patina by Rene Lalique in 1925 for Guerlain. Perfect condition. height : 10 cm Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique -...
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Italian Venetian Grotto Seashell Settee
By Pauly et Cie
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian Grotto (19th cent.) silver gilt settee with triple seashell seat and dolphin & seahorse motif (att: Pauly et Cie, Venice)
Silver Leaf
1937 René Lalique Dryades Women Vase Glass with Blue Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Dryades" made in glass with blue patina by Rene Lalique in 1937. Stamped "R.LALIQUE FRANCE" signature on bottom. Perfect condition. Extremely rare model to find. Excellent to ...
Blown Glass
The career of the famed jewelry designer, glassmaker and decorative artist René Lalique spanned decades and artistic styles. Best known today for his works in glass, Lalique first won recognition for his jewelry. He was described as the inventor of modern jewelry by the French artist and designer Émile Gallé, and his luxurious naturalistic designs helped define the Art Nouveau movement. Later as a glassmaker in the 1920s and ‘30s, Lalique designed vases, clocks, chandeliers and even car hood ornaments that were the essence of Art Deco chic. Even now, the name Lalique continues to be a byword for a graceful, gracious and distinctively French brand of sophistication.
Born in 1860 in the Marne region of France, Lalique began his career as a jewelry designer in the last decades of the 19th century. His work employed now-classic Art Nouveau themes and motifs: flowing, organic lines; forms based on animals, insects and flowers — all rendered in luxurious materials such as ivory, enamel, gold and semi-precious stones. By 1905, Lalique had begun creating works in glass, and his style began to shift to a cleaner, sharper, smoother, more modern approach suited to his new medium. His Paris shop’s proximity to perfumer François Coty’s led him to experiment with beautiful perfume bottles. He offered the first customized scent bottles, transforming the perfume industry. By the end of the First World War, the artist had fully embraced Art Deco modernity, devoting himself to new industrial techniques of glass production and designs that manifest the sweeping lines and the forms suggestive of speed and movement characteristic of the style. Lalique’s work looked both backward and forward in time: embracing ancient mythological themes even as it celebrated modern progress.
Late in his career, Lalique took on high profile luxury interior design projects in Paris, Tokyo and elsewhere. He designed decorative fixtures and lighting for the interior of the luxury liner Normandie in 1935, and decorated the salons of well-known fashion designer Madeleine Vionnet. Today, Lalique’s influence is as relevant as it was when he opened his first jewelry shop in 1890. In a modern or even a traditional décor, as you will see from the objects offered on these pages, the work of René Lalique provides the stamp of savoir-faire.
Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.”
ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.
Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.
The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)
Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.
From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.
The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.
Your dining room table is a place where stories are shared and personalities shine — why not treat yourself and your guests to the finest antique and vintage glass, silver, ceramics and serveware for your meals?
Just like the people who sit around your table, your serveware has its own stories and will help you create new memories with your friends and loved ones. From ceramic pottery to glass vases, set your table with serving pieces that add even more personality, color and texture to your dining experience.
Invite serveware from around the world to join your table settings. For special occasions, dress up your plates with a striking Imari charger from 19th-century Japan or incorporate Richard Ginori’s Italian porcelain plates into your dining experience. Celebrate the English ritual of afternoon tea with a Japanese tea set and an antique Victorian kettle. No matter how big or small your dining area is, there is room for the stories of many cultures and varied histories, and there are plenty of ways to add pizzazz to your meals.
Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is more durable than ceramic because it is denser. The latter is ideal for statement pieces — your tall mid-century modern ceramic vase is a guaranteed conversation starter. And while your earthenware or stoneware is maybe better suited to everyday lunches as opposed to the fine bone china you’ve reserved for a holiday meal, handcrafted studio pottery coffee mugs can still be a rich expression of your personal style.
“My motto is ‘Have fun with it,’” says author and celebrated hostess Stephanie Booth Shafran. “It’s yin and yang, high and low, Crate & Barrel with Christofle silver. I like to mix it up — sometimes in the dining room, sometimes on the kitchen banquette, sometimes in the loggia. It transports your guests and makes them feel more comfortable and relaxed.”
Introduce elegance at supper with silver, such as a platter from celebrated Massachusetts silversmith manufacturer Reed and Barton or a regal copper-finish flatware set designed by International Silver Company, another New England company that was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898. By then, Meriden had already earned the nickname “Silver City” for its position as a major hub of silver manufacturing.
At the bar, try a vintage wine cooler to keep bottles cool before serving or an Art Deco decanter and whiskey set for after-dinner drinks — there are many possibilities and no wrong answers for tableware, barware and serveware. Explore an expansive collection of antique and vintage glass, ceramics, silver and serveware today on 1stDibs.