René Lalique
René Lalique 'Terpsichore' clear and frosted glass vase, No. 10-911, designed 1937
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René Lalique
René Lalique 'Terpsichore' clear and frosted glass vase, No. 10-911, designed 1937
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ZAR 80 000 - 100 000
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About this Item
French 1860-1945
René Lalique 'Terpsichore' clear and frosted glass vase, No. 10-911, designed 1937
stencilled 'R. LALIQUE FRANCE'
press-moulded glass
height: 20cm; width: 32cm; depth: 14cm
Literature
Félix Marcilhac (1994) René Lalique, 1860–1945: Maître-verrier, Analyse et Catalogue Raisonné de l’Œuvre de Verre, Paris, illustrated on page 467
Notes
This vase features dancing females holding stylised drapery, representing 'Terpsichore', the Greek muse of dance. This piece was created at the pinnacle of Lalique's Art Deco period and was his final pre-war figural vase design.
This vase was reissued post-war in crystal.
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