RENE LALIQUE 10" Lily of the Valley RARE 1921 Mint Green Opalescent Glass Box

Description: History from 1st Dibs listing: "Ren Lalique (1860-1945), Mint Opalescent Glass Boite Ronde Grande Muguet 1921 Mint green tinted molded-pressed opalescent glass box decorated uwith Lily of the Valley Extremely rare in this color with matching base and cover both mint opalescent. Created in 1921 Molded Signature R. LALIQUE on the lid Illustrated in Flix Marcilhac, Ren Lalique Catalogue Raisonn de lOeuvre de Verre, ditions de lAmateur, number 40 page 230 Mint opalescent glass is one of the most rare and collectible colors Ren Lalique has pro-duced. Colored glass was made with mixing metal oxydes in the white glass. Ren 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 Vendme 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 fab-rics, 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." This piece is embossed with the name Ren Lalique and etched with it seems France please refer to the pictures. Stunning piece of Art Glass. I will be glad to answer questions. I bought this at Auction from the estate of a lady who had an extensive diverse collection of Art Glass. Condition: It has a very light surface scratch on the top as shown in the last picture.You have to really look to find it. The Mist is part of the pattern not a defect. The piece is in beautiful condition!

Price: 1775 USD

Location: Ligonier, Indiana

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