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Vase Margaret

Manufacturer René Lalique (French, 1860-1945)

CultureFrench

Dateca. 1929-1945

MediumMolded glass

DimensionsOverall: 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 1/8 x 5 13/16 in. (10.5 x 14.8 cm)

InscribedMarked on end of flat bottom: "R. LALIQUE/FRANCE".

Credit LineGift of Joan Foy French

Object number71.6397

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 119, Case 58

DescriptionVase of clear glass. Rectangular ends with ends and bottom frosted. With a pair of thick rectangular handles molded with a bird and berry design. Highlighted with light brown enamel. Margaret pattern.

Label TextRene Lalique & Cie Wingen-sur-Moder, France Archer Motor Mascot, ca. 1929-45 Pressed glass, frosted, and stained Gift of Joan Foy French 71.6397Published ReferencesKatharine Morrison McClinton. ART DECO: A GUIDE FOR COLLECTORS. New York: C.N. Potter: Crown Publishers, distributor. 1972. p. 128, similar pattern design of handles, dated 1932, in Cooper-Hewitt Museum. René Lalique. LALIQUE GLASS: THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE FOR 1932. Reprint: 1981. Corning: Corning Museum of Glass and Dover Publications. No. 1030, pl. 22. Félix Marcilhac. RENÈ LALIQUE, 1860-1945: MAÎTRE-VERRIER: ANALYSE DE L'OEUVRE ET CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ. Paris: Editions de l'Amateur. 1994. No. 1030, p. 445.