Vase Tourbillons
Manufacturer:
René Lalique & Cie
(French, founded 1909)
Designer:
Suzanne Lalique-Haviland
(French, 1892 - 1989)
Date: ca. 1926-1945
Medium: Mold-pressed and enameled glass
Dimensions:Overall: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
Overall, Rim: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Joan Foy French
Copyright: © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Object number: 71.6384
Terms
- Colorless
- Black
- Wingen-sur-Moder
DescriptionVase/bowl of clear molded glass in high relief. Circular design with the relief enameled in shiny black. Tourbillons (whirlpool). Polished pontil. Arabesque circular design. This style was also called 'Volutes en relief' (volutes in relief).
Exhibition History"Exposition International Des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes," Paris, 1925 ("Tourbillon" model was made for this exhibition).
"Pilchuck Prints," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, April 21 - September 17, 2017.
Label textRené Lalique
French, 1860-1945
Tourbillons, ca. 1926-1945
Mold-pressed glass and enameled glass
Gift of Joan Foy French 71.6384
Published References
Ada Buch Polak. MODERN GLASS. New York: T. Yoseloff. 1962. p. 45, a duplicate of this is illustrated #31B and described.
Ray and Lee Grover. CARVED & DECORATED EUROPEAN ART GLASS. Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle. 1970. Plate 340, p. 197, ill.
Chrysler Museum NEWSLETTER, Dec. 1972, article and ill.
Katharine Morrison McClinton. ART DECO: A GUIDE FOR COLLECTORS. New York: C.N. Potter: Crown Publishers, distributor. 1972. p. 128, a similar piece at Cooper-Hewitt Museum.
René Lalique. LALIQUE GLASS: THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE FOR 1932. Reprint: 1981. Corning: Corning Museum of Glass and Dover Publications. Planche 13, no. 973.
Marie-Claude Lalique. LALIQUE. Geneve: Edipop. 1988. ("Tourbillon" model cited as being created in 1926).
Nancy O. Merrill. A CONCISE HISTORY OF GLASS REPRESENTED IN THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM GLASS COLLECTION. The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA. 1989. No. 124, p. 88.
Félix Marcilhac. RENÈ LALIQUE, 1860-1945: MAÎTRE-VERRIER: ANALYSE DE L'OEUVRE ET CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ. Paris: Editions de l'Amateur. 1994. p. 433, planche 13, no. 973.