Lalique Perruches 9" Vase, Limited Edition
Lalique Perruches 9" Vase, Limited Edition
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Item# 10065900
Size: H 9.06" x D 9.45"
A pair of parakeets nestled among flowers and branches and illuminated by crystal using the lost wax technique. Limited Edition. Handcrafted in France.

Finding a plaster fragment representing a parakeet motif in Ren Laliques old workshops ,it was discovered that Ren Lalique had created it for a vase that he only made in wax and exhibited at the Muse dOrsay in Paris.

Now produced by the lost wax technique, the Perruches Vase recreates this motif, giving life to pairs of parakeets. Nestled among flowers and illuminated by crystal they appear weightless and elegant.

The manufacturing process demands several weeks of work during which the Lalique glass masters display their talent, passion and expertise to the creation and emotion of this true work of art.

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René Lalique became synonymous with French Art Nouveau decorative arts. René Lalique was born in 1860 and first began designing fine jewelry in Paris in 1881. Lalique pursued increasingly more innovative experimentation in glass commencing around 1883. Early works used the familiar "lost wax" technique by which the model is made in wax while a mold is formed around the model. Then, the wax is melted and molten glass is poured into the mold. Lalique glass was made in this manner until approximately 1905 at which time the factory was redesigned for a larger production.

As such, the individual uniqueness of each example of Lalique glass came to an end with the end of the one-time only molding technique around wax models. The success of this venture resulted in the opening of his own glassworks at Combs-la-Ville in 1909. During the art nouveau period, Lalique was well known for a wide variety of objects including perfume bottles, vases, inkwells, decorative boxes, and bookends.

Lalique glass is lead based, either mold blown or pressed. Favored motifs during the Art Nouveau period were dancing nymphs, fish, dragonflies, and foliage. Characteristically the glass is crystal in combination with acid-etched relief. In addition to vases, clocks, automobile mascots, stemware, and bottles, many other useful objects were produced. While not well known, Lalique also experimented with bronze and other materials as well.

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