#ArtDeco glass vases by René Lalique (French, 1860-1945):
Senart Red Vase, 1934 Barromee (Peacock) Vase, 1928
On display at Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
For #NationalMothWeek:
René Lalique (France, 1860-1945) Papillons de nuit (Moths) bodice ornament, c.1906-7 Gold, enamel, glass, diamonds On display at Musee Lalique
"Along with the female figure, flora and fauna were René Lalique’s favourite sources of inspiration. The winged creatures he chose to portray included such noble species as the peacock and the swan, but also humbler specimens such as beetles, wasps, butterflies and moths.
René Lalique chose the materials for his jewellery pieces to suit the required shape, independently of their more or less precious nature.
With its audacious marriage of materials, this piece is a tribute to the moth, generally seen as an indesirable creature of the night. Its diamond-studded gold setting forms a base for the bodies of the insects made of glass and translucent enamel.
By the way: This ornament could be fixed to the wearer’s bodice thanks to the pin on the back, but its two rings indicate that it could also be worn as a pendant."
#ArtNouveau
For #SaveTheRhinoDay 🦏:
René Lalique (French, 1860-1945)
1. Rhinocéros paperweight, Model 1195, 1931 frosted glass, L 11.5 x H 8.5 cm
2. Original plaster model, 1931 H 8.3 x W 11.5 x D 2.5 cm
1. Dedham Pottery (Dedham, MA, 1896-1943)
Moth Plate, 1931
Glazed earthenware
2. René Lalique (French, 1860-1945)
Papillons Vaporizer, early 20th c.
Pressed glass & brass
Both on display at Washington County Museum of Fine Arts (Hagerstown, MD, USA)
For #FroggyFriday:
Frog trio in amber colored glass by René Lalique (French, 1860-1945), d. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); likely originally a button or stickpin, a guilded brass mount was later added to make it a brooch. Walters Art Museum
Lalique was one of the finest jewelers of the Art Nouveau period, but his movement into mainly glassworks was concurrent with the rise of Art Deco; this piece from 1911 is a good example of this transitional period in design.
Here is an even earlier example:
Frog necklace by Lalique, c. 1902-3, 18k gold, diamond, enamel, and glass. Private collection.
Although this fabulous frog necklace is still from within the Art Nouveau period, these chunky square frogs seem like precursors to the later Art Deco aesthetic, as well as Lalique's own shift from jewelry to art glass. As noted in the 2008 exhibition catalog for Artistic Luxury: Fabergé, Tiffany, Lalique, "Lalique's final designs in jewelry incorporated glass as the major element in repeating patterns of abstracted forms such as frogs" (p. 46; Lalique's frog necklace is cat.152, photo on p. 49).
BTW, that whole catalog is full of photos of amazing pieces, with lots of animal motifs! #BookRecommendation: