René LALIQUE (1860-1945) Art Déco period "Lotus" necklace Pressed colored glass with 21
René LALIQUE (1860-1945)
Art Déco period
"Lotus" necklace
Pressed colored glass with 21 beads imitating lotus
flower buds separated by
opalescent glass collets
Unsigned, model created on Dec. 7th 1928 with 22
motifs set on an elastic string
Length: 34 cm (adjustable)
Bibliography:
Félix Marcilhac "Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre de verre", Editions de l'Amateur, Paris 2011, referenced
under no. 1514
Most cast-pressed glass necklaces (sometimes
enameled) date back to the 1920s ; they are
individual shapes mounted on silk strings or metallic
wires.
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René LALIQUE (1860-1945)
Art Déco period
"Lotus" necklace
Pressed colored glass with 21 beads imitating lotus
flower buds separated by
opalescent glass collets
Unsigned, model created on Dec. 7th 1928 with 22
motifs set on an elastic string
Length: 34 cm (adjustable)
Bibliography:
Félix Marcilhac "Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre de verre", Editions de l'Amateur, Paris 2011, referenced
under no. 1514
Most cast-pressed glass necklaces (sometimes
enameled) date back to the 1920s ; they are
individual shapes mounted on silk strings or metallic
wires.