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Vase Aras

Manufacturer René Lalique (French, 1860-1945)

CultureFrench

Dateca. 1924-1937

MediumMolded glass

DimensionsOverall: 9 in. (22.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
Base: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)

InscribedImpressed on bottom: "R.LALIQUE" and diamond point script: "R. Lalique/France".

Credit LineGift of Joan Foy French

Object number71.6388

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 119, Case 58

DescriptionRound vase of deep amber glass from a small round base. With a 1" high indenting plain neck and a flat rim. Molded bird in thick foliage with a design of cherry-like fruit on boughs. Aras pattern. Cockatoos amongst the fruit & vines.

Label TextRene Lalique & Cie Wingen-sur-Moder, France Vase Aras [Macaws], ca. 1924-37 Mold-blown glass Joan Foy French Collection 71.6388Published ReferencesPhillips AUCTION SALE CATALOG, NYC, 2/20/79, Item #254, illustrated, est. value 600/800. René Lalique. LALIQUE GLASS: THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE FOR 1932. Reprint: 1981. Corning: Corning Museum of Glass and Dover Publications. Planche 10, no. 919. Félix Marcilhac. RENÈ LALIQUE, 1860-1945: MAÎTRE-VERRIER: ANALYSE DE L'OEUVRE ET CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ. Paris: Editions de l'Amateur. 1994. No. 919, p. 421.