René Lalique Veronique shallow bowl in opalescent glass.

René Lalique Veronique shallow bowl in opalescent glass.

The Rene Lalique Véronique bowl depicts Veronica flowers, also known as speedwell. Three delicate flower stalks adorn the bowl, their bases cleverly forming the bowl’s feet. Designed by René Lalique in 1928 (Marcilhac no. 397), it bears the moulded signature “R Lalique France” on the exterior. It is in excellent original condition, with beautiful opalescence.

History

Rene Lalique 1880-1945 Rene Lalique was born a rural 19th century man in a pre-industrialized Europe. It was a time before light bulbs, and telephones, before automobiles and washing machines and electricity. But by the time of his death in 1945 at the dawn of the atomic age, he would have completed two careers spanning two different centuries. In 1900 at the age of 40, he was the most celebrated jeweller in the world and an art nouveau artist and designer of magnificent proportions. But by 1925 at the height of the art deco era he was the most celebrated glassmaker in the world. In between Lalique would leave his contemporaries behind as he turned from creating unique jewellery and objects d’art, to the mass production of innovative and usable art glass. He brought glass into the home of everyday people where it had never been before, and he worked out the industrial techniques to mass produce his useful art glass objects on a scale and cost to complement the spreading industrial revolution and resulting worldwide appeal.
More information regarding Rene Lalique can be found in the Artists Section

Item Details

Date – French Design introduced 1928

Condition Excellent original condition

Dimensions Approx width 21.8cm and depth 5.6cm

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