René Lalique Opalescent Glass 'Coquilles No 1' Plate
View Similar Items
René Lalique Opalescent Glass 'Coquilles No 1' Plate
About the Item
- Creator:René Lalique (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 1.46 in (3.7 cm)Diameter: 10.63 in (27 cm)
- Style:Art Deco (Of the Period)
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1924
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Chelmsford, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: 221081stDibs: LU4246112864662
René Lalique
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.
- Rene Lalique Glass Opalescent Ondines BowlBy René LaliqueLocated in Chelmsford, EssexRene Lalique opalescent glass Ondines bowl, 'Coupe refermee' (closed-cup) design. The lip of the rim on this design curves inward. The pattern features Ondines (or Undines), a catego...Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Decorative Bowls
MaterialsGlass
- Rene Lalique Opalescent Glass 'Cytise' VaseBy René LaliqueLocated in Chelmsford, EssexRene Lalique opalescent glass 'Cytise' vase, with sepia stained bands. Stencilled makers mark, 'R. LALIQUE FRANCE'. Book reference: Marcilhac 1095.Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vases
MaterialsGlass
- Rene Lalique Opalescent Glass 'Feuilles' VaseBy René LaliqueLocated in Chelmsford, EssexRene Lalique Opalescent glass 'Feuilles' Vase. This pattern featues Art Nouveau stylised leaves, in deep relief, around the outside of the vase. Stenciled makers mark, 'R. LALIQUE FR...Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vases
MaterialsGlass
- Rene Lalique Opalescent Glass 'Malines' VaseBy René LaliqueLocated in Chelmsford, EssexRene Lalique opalescent glass 'Malines' vase. Pattern features fern fronds, climbing up the sides. Stencilled makers mark, 'R LALIQUE FRANCE' ...Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Glass
MaterialsGlass
- Rene Lalique Glass Opalescent Tete d'epervier Falcon MascotBy René LaliqueLocated in Chelmsford, EssexRene Lalique Opalescent glass 'Tete d'epervier' Mascot. Featuring a falcons head. Moulded makers mark, 'LALIQUE FRANCE'. Book reference: Marcilhac 1139.Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Glass
MaterialsGlass
- Rene Lalique Opalescent Glass 'Dahlias No.1' BowlBy René LaliqueLocated in Chelmsford, EssexRene Lalique opalescent glass 'Dahlias No.1' bowl. Moulded makers mark, 'VDA France’. Early VDA mark is Verrerie D'Alsace, used for only 2 years, 1920 and 1921. Book reference: Marci...Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Decorative Bowls
MaterialsGlass
- Fleurons No.2 Original Rene Lalique Opalescent Glass PlateBy René LaliqueLocated in Forest Row, East SussexFleurons, an Art Deco plate by René Lalique (1860-1945). Opalescent and clear glass with geometric motif of radiating, stylised leaves. Stencil etched R Lalique France to centre. R...Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Glass
MaterialsGlass
- 'Asters No.2' Opalescent Art Deco Glass by Rene LaliqueBy René LaliqueLocated in Forest Row, East Sussex'Asters No.2' an Art Deco opalescent glass plate by Rene Lalique (1860-1945). Decorative roundels design with good clear blue opalescence. Stencil etched R Lalique France to centre. ...Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Glass
MaterialsGlass
- René Lalique Gui Opalescent Glass BowlBy René LaliqueLocated in New Orleans, LADelicate fruiting mistletoe festoons this striking opalescent glass bowl by the renowned René Lalique. First designed by Lalique in 1920, the Gui pattern is molded in low relief with...Category
20th Century French Art Deco Glass
MaterialsGlass
- 'Ondines' Original Art `Deco Opalescent Glass Plate by Rene LaliqueBy René LaliqueLocated in Forest Row, East SussexOndines, an Art Deco, blue opalescent glass plate, relief decorated with frolicking sea nymphs. Etched R Lalique France to underside. Literature: Marcilhac Catalogue Raisonné de L...Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Glass
MaterialsGlass
- René Lalique Coquilles Glass Bowls, Set of TenBy René LaliqueLocated in New Orleans, LADesigned by René Lalique in 1924, this set of ten Coquilles pattern bowls features a radiating scallop shell motif. The vessels highlight the master's love of the bold forms and natu...Category
20th Century French Art Deco Glass
MaterialsGlass
$6,850 / set - René Lalique Glass Dish With Small Coquilles PatternBy René LaliqueLocated in New Orleans, LAThis classic design from René Lalique features four scallop shells. Called the Coquilles motif, it was first designed by René Lalique in 1924. This dish exudes the elegance and artis...Category
20th Century French Art Deco Glass
MaterialsGlass