Lalique
Lalique 'Bacchantes' frosted and clear crystal vase, No. 997, designed 1927, post 1945
LOT 267
Lalique
Lalique 'Bacchantes' frosted and clear crystal vase, No. 997, designed 1927, post 1945
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ZAR 12 000 - 14 000
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About this Item
French 1945 - Present
Lalique 'Bacchantes' frosted and clear crystal vase, No. 997, designed 1927, post 1945
engraved script ' Lalique France'
press-moulded lead crystal
height: 24,5cm; diameter: 19cm
Literature
Félix Marcilhac (1994) René Lalique, 1860–1945: Maître-verrier, Analyse et Catalogue Raisonné de l’Œuvre de Verre, Paris, illustrated on page 438
Notes
Lalique's 'Bacchantes' vase is one of the few vases that were still made by Crystal Lalique after the war; this piece shows a post-war signature.
The brilliant use of high relief conveys movement and sensuality.
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