René Lalique - René Lalique 'Formose', opalescent and blue-patinated vase, No. 934, designed 1924

René Lalique
France 1860-1945
René Lalique 'Formose', opalescent and blue-patinated vase, No. 934, designed 1924

engraved script 'R. Lalique France'
mould-blown glass
height: 17cm; diameter: 16cm

Notes

The name 'Formosa' means 'beautiful island' and is the old European name for Taiwan. Lalique named the vase after it because exotic Asian inspired motifs, such as these Chinese carp, were fashionable at the time.

This vase was listed in the 1928 and 1932 catalogues, and was not reissued after 1947, making it a 'closed model'. All examples are therefore pre-war, and limited to the original production era of René Lalique.

Literature

Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique 1860-1945 Maître-verrier, Analyse et Catalogue Raisonné de L'Œuvre de Verre, Paris, 1994, page 425

Provenance

The Vera Dubin Collection.