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Beauvais

Vase
1931 (designed), 1932-1950s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Press-moulded vase of clear, colourless glass, beaker form with facetted sides, at either side five scroll handles decreasing in size towards the base. Matt satin finish.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBeauvais (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Press-moulded glass, acid-etched to create the matte finish
Brief description
Vase, France, Bas-Rhin (Wingen-sur-Moder), designed by René Lalique, for Lalique glassworks (Verrerie d'Alsace), 1931-1960
Physical description
Press-moulded vase of clear, colourless glass, beaker form with facetted sides, at either side five scroll handles decreasing in size towards the base. Matt satin finish.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.6cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'R Lalique France' (incised?) (Makers's mark)
Gallery label
See previous - material and technique
Credit line
Gift of Ada Polak
Production
available in the catalogues 1932-1950s
Bibliographic reference
Marcilhac,F: Lalique, Paris, 1989, p.453. Arwas,V: Art-nouveau-art deco. Garner,P: History of Glass (ed.Dan Klein)
Other number
1069 - Marcilhac (1989)
Collection
Accession number
C.58-1976

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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