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Tête d'aigle (Eagle's head)

Seal
1911 (designed), 1928 - 1937 (made)
Artist/Maker
Verrerie Combs-La-Ville (manufacturer)
Lalique, René Jules (designer)
Place of origin
Combs-la-Ville (made)

Seal, France, Seine-et-Marne (Combs), designed by René Lalique, for Verrerie Combs-la-Ville, 1911-47

Object details

Object type
Seal
Titles
  • Tête d'aigle (Eagle's head)
  • Tête d'aigle (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
press-moulded, patinated
Brief description
Seal, France, Seine-et-Marne (Combs), designed by René Lalique, for Verrerie Combs-la-Ville, 1911-47
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.0cm
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
available in the catalogues 1928 - 1937
Bibliographic reference
Marcilhac,F: Lalique, Paris, 1989 p.248; Arwas, V: Art nouveau-artdeco; Garner,P; History of Glass (ed. Dan Klein)
Other numbers
  • 9498 - Glass gallery number
  • number 175 - Marcilhac (1989)
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.1492-1924

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O2652/tête-daigle-eagles-head-seal-lalique-rené-jules/
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