Art Glass Animal Sculptures

Cute Rene Lalique Art Deco Belacourt paperweight -this very rare bird was originally made by Rene Lalique to go on a vase, but it is recorded that he made some as stand alone pieces (separately listed in his catalogue - Marcilhac 993bis). It is in fact the first of his bird paperweights...

Decoration Centerpiece "Oiseau de Feu" - "Fire Bird" made in clear and frosted glass by René Lalique in 1922. The panel is in moulded-pressed glass with...

This bronze snake lamp offers some of the most eye appealing characteristics. The body of the snake is quite detailed with multiple colors in black, ...

An Art Nouveau deep green tinted glass perched parrot, signed Val St. Lambert, Belgique.  Founded in 1826, in an abbandoned abbey of the same name, Val Saint Lambert was a Belgian...

A large clear glass rooster car mascot titled 'Coq Nain' by René Lalique, model number 1135, circa 1928. René Lalique (1860-1945) was a French jeweller who...

An extremely fine, rare monumental and museum quality French Art Deco acid-etched "Fawn" vase by, Daum Nancy decorated with four carved blue-purple fawn grazing against a light blue acid etched and wheel carved background. The vase is signed, "Daum Nancy FRANCE" with the "Cross de Lorriane." Provenance: Private N.J. Family References: For an identical design but different form is photographed in: "Daum Art Deco Glass...

This stylish Art Deco Steuben art glass horse head was designed by Sidney Waugh and the pattern is Madigan #7779. Note: Signed on the verso (see photo).

Amalric Walter Pâte-de-Verre Cricket Pendant, circa 1910 Art Nouveau - Art Deco. A rare glass sculpture of a insect cricket figure in orange, umber, black and brown on a beige backg...

Vintage Sabino cat figurine. Sabino Art glass opalescent cat. Original made in France label.

If you like elephants, here is a beauty. The body of the lamp is bronze and made in Austria, as is the hand blown art glass shade. The shade was made b...

Impressive and very rare clear glass study of a resting 'Belgian' Pigeon highlighted with sepia staining exhibiting fabulous hand finished surface detail, signed R Lalique France. ...

Decorchemont Pate De Verre is rare to find but we have two camelians by this master and it shows that all his pieces were handmade and completely unique. This large and heavy lizard is full of bubbles and swirls of pink and purple. Etched F. Decorchemont on side, circa 1910. Measures: Height 3 inches (7.7 cm) Width 5 inches (12.7 cm) Depth 2.75 inches (7 cm). François-Emile Décorchemont French, 1880-1997 François Décorchemont, originally an accomplished painter and potter of recognized ability, turned to the making of glass in 1904. Pâté de verre was the medium in which he excelled and for which he is best known. After studying decorative art in Paris, François Décorchemont returned to his native Conches in 1910 to develop new techniques in stained glass, particularly in the use of crystal to give multicolored and faceted panes. After 1909, while continuing to produce fine glass paste pieces, Francois Decorchemont began to experiment with a new casting technique. François Decorchemont, Emile's son and also an artist, helped out in his father’s studio, in particular helping him to research the possibilities of creating jeweled adornments in pates d'email (enamel pastes) for Gerome's polychrome sculptural creations. Francois Décorchemont, a potter and painter at the outset of his career, became fascinated with the idea of developing and utilizing a thin translucent glass material in his work. It was in essence the revival and an adaptation of a long forgotten Egyptian glass-making process using colored crystal powdered glass, metallic oxides and an adhesive paste. This "new" material, known as pâte de verre was developed around the turn of the century, principally at the Sevres porcelain factory, by a number of artists working there, notably Henri Cros and Albert Dammouse. The end of the 19th century was an illuminated period in the history of art. Impressionist painting appeared and created an interest in glass as material. Traditional sculpting materials such as bronze and marble made way for glass with its possibilities of light and color. Henry Cros and François Décorchemont became the leaders of French pâte de verre and facilitated the proliferation of this colorful glass. His first major work, in 1934, was in the Eglise Sainte-Odile near Porte Champerret in Paris, some 300 square meters of brilliant colors. After the war, he devoted his work to churches in the Eure, including of course Beuzeville where, thanks to the generosity of the local council, the church is lit at night so that his work can be admired from outside. During the first half of the 20th century a number of French artists became famous for their work in pâte de verre, and Francois Decorchemont among them. March 2014, 20th Century’s Greatest Art Dealer Felix Marcilhac’s Collection Privee at Sotheby’s - Chang Yi Entrusts Antoine Leperlier in the Bidding of a Francois Decorchemon's Original. It has been reported that Felix Marcilhac’s Collection Privee auction at Sotheby’s brought in 33,125 Euros (28,000 RMB), three times the estimated price. Marcilhac is considered the greatest Art Deco dealer...