Blue opalescent glass ‘Poissons’ Bowl marked Lalique
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Blue opalescent glass ‘Poissons’ Bowl marked Lalique
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Blue opalescent glass ‘Poissons’ Bowl marked Lalique:
the ‘coupe ouverte’ or shallow bowl with sardine motifs swirling around
an air-bubble centre. Model no. 3262, with moulded makers mark ‘R.LALIQUE’. Circa 1930.
| Height: | 2½" | - | 6.5cm |
| Width: | 11½" | - | 29.0cm |
Glossary Words
Lalique, Rene
Rene Lalique (1860-1945), a leading French designer of Art Nouveau and Art Déco jewellery, and of glass from 1891. His pressed and frosted glass ceiling bowls and vases featured reliefs of natural motifs and sinuous female forms typical of the period.
opalescent
A name for streaked, white to yellowy-green, semi-transparent glass, popular in the late 19th century, as in the glass shades made by Powell's of Whitefriars. Also known as vaseline glass.
