Plaque
ca. 1905 (made)
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René Lalique was Art Nouveau's most important jeweller. He developed a new stylistic language based on sinuous interpretations of natural forms, and championed non-precious materials such as enamel, glass and horn. The resulting pieces were both dramatic and ethereal, and had a profound influence on other jewellers who went on to work in the Art Nouveau style.
Lalique underwent a conventional apprenticeship and later attended art school in England before working as a designer for well known Parisian jewellery firms. During the 1890s he undertook an exhaustive programme of technical research into glass and enamel which led to his distinctive jewellery style. This brooch is an example of his continuing experimentation in these mediums.
Lalique underwent a conventional apprenticeship and later attended art school in England before working as a designer for well known Parisian jewellery firms. During the 1890s he undertook an exhaustive programme of technical research into glass and enamel which led to his distinctive jewellery style. This brooch is an example of his continuing experimentation in these mediums.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Transluscent enamel on embossed copper |
| Brief description | Transluscent enamel plaque on copper embossed with figures of a mother and child, designed by René Lalique and made in his workshops, Paris, about 1905 |
| Physical description | Rectangular plaque with cut outs on the corners in transluscent red enamel on copper embossed with figures of a mother and child, signed LALIQUE |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'LALIQUE' (Designer's mark, signed) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Sir Claude Phillips |
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| Summary | René Lalique was Art Nouveau's most important jeweller. He developed a new stylistic language based on sinuous interpretations of natural forms, and championed non-precious materials such as enamel, glass and horn. The resulting pieces were both dramatic and ethereal, and had a profound influence on other jewellers who went on to work in the Art Nouveau style. Lalique underwent a conventional apprenticeship and later attended art school in England before working as a designer for well known Parisian jewellery firms. During the 1890s he undertook an exhaustive programme of technical research into glass and enamel which led to his distinctive jewellery style. This brooch is an example of his continuing experimentation in these mediums. |
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| Accession number | M.519-1924 |
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| Record created | August 4, 2006 |
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