Two Peacocks
Lamp
1920 (designed)
1920 (designed)
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Glass lamp, the 'stopper' press moulded and decorated with two perching peacocks. The main body of the lamp is vertically ribbed, with a Bakelite base.
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Glass, press-moulded and mould-blown, with bakelite |
| Brief description | Deux Paons (Two Peacocks) lamp, press moulded 'stopper', mould-blown lamp and Bakelite base, designed by René Lalique in 1920 for Lalique glassworks (Verrerie d'Alsace), available in the catalogues from 1928-47, Wingen-sur-Moder |
| Physical description | Glass lamp, the 'stopper' press moulded and decorated with two perching peacocks. The main body of the lamp is vertically ribbed, with a Bakelite base. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'R Lalique' (Maker's mark, incised) |
| Gallery label | Lamp Deux Paons (two peacocks), the 'stopper' press moulded, the lamp mould-blown, with Bakelite base France, Bas-Rhin (Wingen-sur-Moder), designed 1920, available in the catalogues from 1928-47 designed by René Lalique, for Lalique glassworks (Verrerie d'Alsace) Gift of Handley-Read Colln. via T. Stainton (C.73 &A to B-1972) Lalique designed a number of lamps in this form, based on a perfume bottle. Each has a different motif as the subject of the stopper. Although in the less expensive clear glass, the sheer splendour of the design means that this is one of the most spectacular of his creations. The Bakelite base is moulded in the pattern known as 'Graines' (seeds) .(18/06/2009) |
| Object history | Lalique designed a number of lamps in this form, based on a perfume bottle. Each has a different motif as the subject of the stopper. Although in the less expensive clear glass, the sheer splendour of the design means that this is one of the most spectacular of his creations. The Bakelite base is moulded in the pattern known as 'Graines' (seeds). |
| Production | Designed by René Lalique, for Lalique glassworks (Verrerie d'Alsace). Designed 1920, available in the catalogues from 1928-47. |
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| Accession number | C.73 to C-1972 |
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| Record created | June 18, 2009 |
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