Owl thumbnail 1
Owl thumbnail 2
On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Owl

Inkwell
1912 (designed), 1912-1919 (made)
Artist/Maker
Verrerie Combs-La-Ville (manufacturer)
Lalique, René Jules (designer)
Place of origin
Combs-la-Ville (made)

Inkwell, France, Seine-et-Marne (Combs), designed by René Lalique, for Verrerie Combs-la-Ville, 1912-1919

Object details

Categories
Glass
Tools & Equipment
Personal Accessories
Object type
Inkwell
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Inkwell Base
  • Inkwell Cover
  • Inkwell
Titles
  • Owl (manufacturer's title)
  • Hibou (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Press moulded glass
Brief description
Inkwell, France, Seine-et-Marne (Combs), designed by René Lalique, for Verrerie Combs-la-Ville, 1912-1919
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.2cm
Style
20TH CONT
Gallery label
It is possible that this was a special order from Sir Claude Phillips.
Credit line
Sir Claude Phillips Bequest
Production
designed in 1912, made as a limited edition not continued after 1919
Bibliographic reference
Marcilhac,A: Rene Lalique, Paris, 1989, p.314; Arwas,V: Art nouveau - Art deco; Garner,P: History of Glass (ed Dan Klein)
Other number
9497 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.1491 to B-1924

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O2651/owl-inkwell-lalique-rené-jules/
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