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Vase Alicante
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Vase Alicante

Manufacturer René Lalique (French, 1860-1945)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1927-1945
MediumMold-blown glass
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm)
InscribedEngraved around on bottom rim: "R. Lalique France No 998".
Credit LineGift of Joan Foy French
Object number71.6387
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 119, Case 58
DescriptionSquat urn vase of opalescent molded glass. Parrot design. Alicante pattern. Three pairs of macaws.

Label TextRene Lalique & Cie Wingen-sur-Moder, France Vase Alicante, ca. 1930 Mold-blown glass, gray wash finish Gift of Joan Foy French 71.6387Published ReferencesRené Lalique. LALIQUE GLASS: THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE FOR 1932. Reprint: 1981. Corning: Corning Museum of Glass and Dover Publications. Planche 18, no. 998. Nancy O. Merrill. A CONCISE HISTORY OF GLASS REPRESENTED IN THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM GLASS COLLECTION. The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA. 1989. No. 127, p. 90. Félix Marcilhac. RENÈ LALIQUE, 1860-1945: MAÎTRE-VERRIER: ANALYSE DE L'OEUVRE ET CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ. Paris: Editions de l'Amateur. 1994. No. 998, p. 438.