Lalique Vase

A family tradition of Genius: Rene Lalique, Marc and Marie-Claude

In 1876, when Rene Lalique was apprenticed to the Parisian jeweler, Louis Aucoq, few guessed that it would become the most important figure in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco movement in the early twentieth century. Even later, in 1883, when he was a freelance producer for several top jewelry in Paris and designing jewelry for the rich and famous throughout Europe and America, it was unlikely that anyone could predict its future.

Only when he received a commission to produce labels of perfume bottles and also, Rene turned to glass working. Since that time, the family has been wonderful production Lalique Art Nouveau and Art Deco and other glass objects of art of our fascination and pleasure for more than one hundred twenty five years.
Working in the middle of leaded glass that lends itself so well to blow molding techniques and pressed glass pattern, Lalique Glass was one of the most important influences in the world of art glass.

Born in 1860 in Ay, Marne, France, Rene Lalique was apprenticed to a jeweler at the age of 16 years. Leaving that to go to art school in England from 1878 to 1880, he returned and was used differently by various jewelry houses in Paris until 1886, when he opened his own studio. He produces jewelry for many customers rich and famous, including actress Sarah Bernhardt.

Over the next few years, he has won several major prizes and awards for his work in major exhibitions in Europe.
In the early 1900s he was designing perfume bottles for many of the companies most important French perfumes, and departs from the design and production of jewelry in favor of models of increasing lead glass and crystal. He produced many objects of his new workshop, employing up to 500 workers.

Rene made many incredibly beautiful limited edition items such as vases, boxes, bowls and plates, hood ornaments and sculptures, ornaments and a huge array of common everyday objects of Art Nouveau and Art Deco years 1920 and 1930. In 1939, his factory was impounded by the German invasion forces, and did not resume production until his death at the end of the war in 1945. He is buried in Paris.

In 1948, his son Marc has reopened the shop and began producing glass again. Using both his father and molds his own ideas, he began to complete the changeover in the product of full lead crystal.
Although heavily influenced by his fathers stylistic sense, Mark has also produced numerous articles superlative beauty.

The Lalique glass factory has continued for many years the production of two glass objects of art and commercial products such as perfume bottles. In the 1950s, Marcs daughter Marie-Claude joined in the operation and design of the new glass, and in partnership with him until his death in 1977.
Since then, she has done on the family business and remains a center of Lalique art glass in the vital arts community French.

Lalique Glass has appeared in many interesting and unique applications through the family since inception.

He honored no less than 29 automotive hood ornaments and was made in the walls and columns in the dining room of the luxury liner Normandie.

Lalique Glass has become an integral part of the church of glass on the island of Jersey, as an altar and baptismal font.

Renes work is in museums around the world from England to Tokyo from New York to Australia.
Thousands of people are able to own a vase or bowl, or even a sculpture designed by one of Lalique. The good work of the Lalique family honored the world and this is evident in the world in every major art center, and will be appreciated by those who like things as always.