A Coeur Joie
Manufacturer
René Lalique
(French, 1860-1945)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1942-1946
MediumMold blown glass
DimensionsOverall: 4 x 3/4 in. (10.2 x 1.9 cm)
InscribedImpressed at base "Nina Ricci" on one side and "Coeur-Joie" on other. Marked with acid stamp: "Bottle Made by Lalique France".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number0.2322
Not on view
Description"Nina Ricci -- Coeur-Joie" perfume bottle and stopper. Clear, mold-blown, heart shape central "hole" and continues around this with scalled ends, front and back frosted (etched) with molded flower pattern. Stopper has impressed butterfly on dome shape. Nick on stopper edge.Published ReferencesKatharine Morrison McClinton. _Art Deco: A Guide for Collectors_. New York: C.N. Potter: Crown Publishers, distributor. 1972. p. 132-133 Katharine Morrison McClinton. _Lalique for Collectors_. New York: Scribner. 1975. pp. 97, 168-169. Marie-Claude Lalique. _Lalique_. Geneve: Edipop. 1988. pp. 168-169. Félix Marcilhac. _René Lalique, 1860-1945: Maitre-Verrier: Analyse de l'Oeuvre et Catalogue Raisonné_. Paris: Editions de l'Amateur. 1994. p. 946, "Nina Ricci."
early 20th century
