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Mermaids With A Figurine Stopper

Manufacturer René Lalique (French, 1860-1945)

CultureFrench

Dateca. 1920-1937

MediumMold blown glass

DimensionsOverall: 14 in. (35.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Base: 2 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (7 x 8.9 cm)

InscribedIncised on lower side: "R.LALIQUE"--called "Méplat Sirenes".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number86.269

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 119, Case 58

DescriptionToilet/cologne bottle/flacon/decanter and stopper. BOTTLE: Of mold-blown colorless glass. With a brown wash. Oval with a short round neck. Each of the four sides are decorated with two nudes design in deep relief. STOPPER: Solid, pressed glass. Half kneeling nude figure.

Label TextRene Lalique & Cie Wingen-sur-Moder, France Sirenes avec Bouchon Figurine [Mermaids with a Figure Stopper], ca. 1920-37 Pressed glass, frosted, and stained Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 86.269Published ReferencesRené Lalique. LALIQUE GLASS: THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE FOR 1932. Reprint: 1981. Corning: Corning Museum of Glass and Dover Publications: plate 57, similar but later design to "Garniture de Toilette" called Myosotis and illustrated plate 5, #883 and "Méplat Sirenes" as a vase. Yvonne Brunhammer, translated from the French by David Beeson. THE ART DECO STYLE. London: Academy Editions. 1983: p. 153, no. 323, ill. Marie-Claude Lalique. LALIQUE. Geneve: Edipop. 1988: p. 100; "created before 1914." Félix Marcilhac. RENÈ LALIQUE, 1860-1945: MAÎTRE-VERRIER: ANALYSE DE L'OEUVRE ET CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ. Paris: Editions de l'Amateur. 1994. No. 883, p. 411.