Vase Aigrettes
Manufacturer
René Lalique
(French, 1860-1945)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1926-1945
MediumMolded glass
DimensionsOverall: 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)
InscribedEngraved bottom edge: "R. LALIQUE FRANCE No. 988".
Credit LineGift of Selden Grandy
Object number64.108.1
Not on view
DescriptionVase of molded smoke color design of flying birds in waving grasses (Aigrettes).Label TextRene Lalique & Cie Wingen-sur-Moder, France Vase Aigrettes [Egrets], ca. 1926-45 Pressed glass, stained Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 64.108.1Published ReferencesKatharine Morrison McClinton. LALIQUE FOR COLLECTORS. New York: Scribner. 1975. p. 54, illustration. René Lalique. LALIQUE GLASS: THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE FOR 1932. Reprint: 1981. Corning: Corning Museum of Glass and Dover Publications. p. 20, & planche 14, no. 988. Nancy O. Merrill. A CONCISE HISTORY OF GLASS REPRESENTED IN THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM GLASS COLLECTION. The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA. 1989. No. 126, p. 89. Félix Marcilhac. RENÈ LALIQUE, 1860-1945: MAÎTRE-VERRIER: ANALYSE DE L'OEUVRE ET CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ. Paris: Editions de l'Amateur. 1994. p. 436, no. 988.
