René Lalique - René Lalique 'Gros Scarabées' amber and frosted vase, No. 892, designed 1923

René Lalique
France 1860-1945
René Lalique 'Gros Scarabées' amber and frosted vase, No. 892, designed 1923

wheel-engraved 'R Lalique France', moulded relief 'R. LALIQUE'
mould-blown glass
height: 29cm; diameter: 26,5cm

Notes

Insects often appeared on Lalique's vases, and 'Gros Scarabées' is considered one of his most outstanding examples. The scarab was used in the Art Deco period after the war in stylised form as a symbol of rebirth.

Copper oxide was used to achieve the red colour.

Listed in the 1928 and 1932 catalogues, 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.

Please consult the Condition Report.

Literature

Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique 1860-1945 Maître-verrier, Analyse et Catalogue Raisonné de L'Œuvre de Verre, Paris, 1994, p. 415

Provenance

The Vera Dubin Collection.