Bison Paperweight
Manufacturer
René Lalique & Cie
(French, founded 1909)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1931-1951
MediumPressed glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (9.5 x 12 cm)
Base: 3 1/2 x 1 9/16 in. (8.9 x 4 cm)
Base: 3 1/2 x 1 9/16 in. (8.9 x 4 cm)
InscribedDiamond point engraved script on the bottom, "Lalique France".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number0.556
Not on view
DescriptionClear, press-molded form of a buffalo with frosted surface on a rectangular, clear block. Nick on left horn.Published ReferencesKatharine Morrison McClinton. _Lalique for Collectors_. New York: Scribner, 1975. p. 135. N.O. Merrill citation, location unknown: illustration c. 1945-1950 Lalique Catalog, p. 70, "Presse-papier Bison No 11.806." Félix Marcilhac. _René Lalique, 1860-1945: Maitre-Verrier: Analyse de l'Oeuvre et Catalogue Raisonné_. Paris: Editions de l'Amateur. 1994. p. 392, no. 1196.
