Vase Pierrefonds
Manufacturer
René Lalique
(French, 1860-1945)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1926-1945
MediumMolded glass
DimensionsOverall: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Overall, Rim: 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Base: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Base: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
InscribedIncised on bottom: "R. LALIQUE/FRANCE/No. 990".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6400
Not on view
DescriptionClear frosted glass bowl shaped vase. With a pair of thick curved handles with arabesque-like cut outs. Art Deco design. Pierrefonds pattern.Label TextRene Lalique & Cie Wingen-sur-Moder, France Vase Pierrefonds, ca. 1927-45 Pressed glass, frosted Gift: Joan Foy French Collection 71.6400 Edited By:Published ReferencesAlain Lesieutre. THE SPIRIT AND SPLENDOUR OF ART DECO. New York: Paddington Press. 1974. No. 236. Katharine Morrison McClinton. LALIQUE FOR COLLECTORS. New York: Scribner. 1975. p. 57. René Lalique. LALIQUE GLASS: THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE FOR 1932. Reprint: 1981. Corning: Corning Museum of Glass and Dover Publications. Plate 18, no. 990. Félix Marcilhac. RENÈ LALIQUE, 1860-1945: MAÎTRE-VERRIER: ANALYSE DE L'OEUVRE ET CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ. Paris: Editions de l'Amateur. 1994. No. 990, p. 436.
