The career of the famed jewelry designer, glassmaker and decorative artist René Lalique spanned decades and artistic styles. Best known today for his works in glass, Lalique first won recognition for his jewelry. He was described as the inventor of modern jewelry by the French artist and designer Émile Gallé, and his luxurious naturalistic designs helped define the Art Nouveau movement. Later as a glassmaker in the 1920s and ‘30s, Lalique designed vases, clocks, chandeliers and even car hood ornaments that were the essence of Art Deco chic. Even now, the name Lalique continues to be a byword for a graceful, gracious and distinctively French brand of sophistication.
Born in 1860 in the Marne region of France, Lalique began his career as a jewelry designer in the last decades of the 19th century. His work employed now-classic Art Nouveau themes and motifs: flowing, organic lines; forms based on animals, insects and flowers — all rendered in luxurious materials such as ivory, enamel, gold and semi-precious stones. By 1905, Lalique had begun creating works in glass, and his style began to shift to a cleaner, sharper, smoother, more modern approach suited to his new medium. His Paris shop’s proximity to perfumer François Coty’s led him to experiment with beautiful perfume bottles. He offered the first customized scent bottles, transforming the perfume industry. By the end of the First World War, the artist had fully embraced Art Deco modernity, devoting himself to new industrial techniques of glass production and designs that manifest the sweeping lines and the forms suggestive of speed and movement characteristic of the style. Lalique’s work looked both backward and forward in time: embracing ancient mythological themes even as it celebrated modern progress.
Late in his career, Lalique took on high profile luxury interior design projects in Paris, Tokyo and elsewhere. He designed decorative fixtures and lighting for the interior of the luxury liner Normandie in 1935, and decorated the salons of well-known fashion designer Madeleine Vionnet. Today, Lalique’s influence is as relevant as it was when he opened his first jewelry shop in 1890. In a modern or even a traditional décor, as you will see from the objects offered on these pages, the work of René Lalique provides the stamp of savoir-faire.
René Lalique Bowl Plate Dish Oeillets Carnations Created in 1932
By René Lalique
Located in NANTES, FR
Oillets Art Deco dish created on July 7, 1932. Pressed molded glass with green patina. Signed Lalique France circa 1950. In perfect condition. Model No. 422 from the Félix Marcillac...
Glass
René Lalique Art Deco Dish Gazelles Model
By René Lalique
Located in NANTES, FR
Plate Signed René Lalique . Gazelles model created on 21.11.1925. Model referenced in the catalog Raisonné by Felix Marcilhac page 295 No. 390. In perfect condition. Diameter: 29.5 ...
Glass
R. Lalique Desk Set Josephine Model
By René Lalique
Located in NANTES, FR
Desk set created on September 27, 1944 by René Lalique with a swan decor. The set including a desk pad, a blotter and a paper cutter. Signed Lalique France ...
Glass
Art Deco Paperweight by Paul Kiss
By Paul Kiss
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Deco paperweight circa 1925. Wrought iron squirrel stamped P. Kiss. In perfect condition. Height: 16.5 cm Width: 8 cm Length: 12.5 cm Weight: 1.8 kg Paul Kiss, born on March 5, 1886 in Kézdiszentkereszt (hu) (then in Hungary, now Poian in Romania) in the Carpathian Mountains and died in 1962 in Linières-Bouton, France, was an artistic ironworker. He exhibited at major French art events of the 1920s. Paul Kiss helped elevate metalworking to an art form in the 1920s and 1930s, creating magnificent furniture, table lamps, and wall mirrors with exquisite ornamental details, inspired by Art Deco. The pieces often featured geometric patterns, plant motifs, and human and animal figures. Kiss was born in Hungary in 1885 but moved to Paris in 1907. There, he worked under Raymond Subes and Edgar Brandt, two of the most famous metalworkers of the time. After the First World War, Kiss opened his own studio and showroom on Rue Léon-Delhomme. Kiss designed and produced numerous pieces of iron furniture throughout the 1920s and 1930s. He was commissioned to restore historic monuments and create new public monuments. His clients included the kings of Siam and Egypt. Kiss created the metalwork for the war memorial in Levallois-Perret, France, for which he received the silver medal at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1924. In 1925, he exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs and the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts. In the 1920s, Kiss mentored the young designer Paul Fehér...
Wrought Iron
René Lalique Art Deco Wall Lights Fougères Model
By René Lalique
Located in NANTES, FR
Suite of 3 wall lights by René Lalique model fougères created on January 9, 1924. Published from 1924 to 1936. In pressed molded white glass with brown patina. Signed R. Lalique. ...
Bronze
Art Deco paperweight by Le Fer Forgé Henri Fournet
By Henri Fournet
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Deco paperweight, circa 1925, in wrought iron and red copper, decorated with a rose. Stamped "Le Fer Forgé" H.F. (ironworks located in Lyon). Width: 9 cm Length: 9 cm Height: 1...
Copper, Wrought Iron
Vintage Lalique Glass Perche Fish Paperweight or Car Mascot
By René Lalique, Lalique
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine French glass car mascot. By Lalique. Designed by René Lalique in 1929. In the form or a perche/perch fish in frosted glass with polished raised details and surfaces and a c...
Art Glass, Cut Glass
René Lalique Perche No. 1158 Opalescent Car Mascot
By René Lalique
Located in Northampton, GB
FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING A René Lalique Perche No. 1158 car mascot in opalescent glass, introduced as part of Lalique’s original radiator mascot series during the late 1920s. Modell...
Glass
Rene Lalique 'Barbillon' paperweight signed c1930 -original green staining
By René Lalique
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Classic and rare Rene Lalique 'Barbillon' fish paperweight in original dark green staining. The paperweight shows a stylised Art Deco ugly beautiful fish -with prominent scales and ...
Art Glass
1922 Rene Lalique - Sculpture Gros Poissons Algues Fishes Glass Bronze Base
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Sculpture Decorative Motif "Gros Poisson Algues" (Fishes) made in clear glass by Rene Lalique in 1922. Engraved signature. Original bronze base with engraved signature. Perfect co...
Crystal
Crystal Fish Figurine by Lalique
By Lalique
Located in IT
Beautiful satin-finished crystal fish figurine by Lalique. Crafted from high-quality frosted crystal, it reflects the elegance of Art Nouveau style, often depicting animals in natura...
Crystal
1922 - RENÉ LALIQUE Decorative motif “Large fish and seaweed”
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Decorative motif: “Large fish and seaweed.” Made from pressed molded glass. Model created in 1922 by RENÉ LALIQUE. Signed R. Lalique. Height: 31 cm. Length: 43 cm. Signed R. L...
Glass
