Lalique - Lalique 'Bacchantes' frosted and clear crystal vase, No. 997, designed 1927, post 1945

Lalique
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.