Lalique Three (3) Jaguars Vase Large Heavy Mint Condition Signed & Numbered
Three outward facing Jaguar heads adorn the base of the vase. The vases body is covered with long slender leaves reaching toward the top rim. Lalique's legendary high quality is immediately apperent from the detailing and finish. This is a gorgeous vase produced in bright and sparkling 24% lead crystal.
This is a very large and heavy vase. It measures 11.25 inches tall, 8 inches diameter at the top, and weighs over 17 pounds. Lalique's product number 1253200 introduced in 1999. We could find no scratches, chips, scuffs, bruises, or hard water mineral deposits.There is no evidence of usage. We do not have the original Lalique Box but will pack carefully, double box, and fully insure against loss or damage. Since the early 20th century when Rene Lalique started to design perfume bottles for Francois Coty in Paris, collectors all over the world have been searching for the most beautiful Lalique crystal pieces. These Lalique crystal pieces of art are hand made by Lalique crystals master glass workers. Lalique crystal has always been handcrafted in the Workshops that Rene Lalique built in 1921.
They are located in the village of Wingen-sur-Moder in Alsace, a region of France which has the strongest glassmaking traditions. It has remained to this day the worlds sole Lalique production facility. Rene Lalique became famous for his designs of both jewelry and art glass.
The company curtailed most operations during the German occupation of WWII. Rene passed right at the end of the war in 1945. His son Marc then took over the business and made some important changes. He changed the basic formula from 12% lead oxide demi crystal to 24% full lead crystal. This made pieces produced after 1945 much brighter, sparkling, more transparent, and much heavier because of all that lead content.
Marc was later succeeded by Renes grand daughter Marie. Thanks to a team of passionate designers, Lalique creates each year beautiful pieces inspired by three themes dear to Rene Lalique: women, flora and fauna. In the creation studio, designers use traditional techniques such as drawing and modelling but also new technologies thanks to digitization and 3D printing. Once at the factory, the manufacturing process begins. A single crystal piece can require up to 40 different steps. With precise and regular movements, the human hand, that of both artist and craftsman, creates pieces of exceptional quality while preserving the ancestral know-how. Lalique is proud to count among its craftsmen four who carry the title of Best Craftsmen in France. The first few stages of the long process of production are related to the manufacturing of the molds which is a fundamental know-how of the factory. Then the glassmakers brave extreme temperatures in the hot glass workshops in order to gather, clean, shape and reheat the crystal.The melting crystal can reach 1,400°C and is captured and manipulated using a variety of techniques. In the cold glass workshops, a piece will undergo a succession of manual operations. These represent 2/3 of the time spent on the manufacturing of each object. The importance given to cold glass is characteristic of Lalique.
It is the result of the extreme attention given to details, finishing and to the sculpture of each creation. The pieces are selected not only according to technical criteria (absence of defects) but also according to aesthetic criteria, with full respect of the creative teams intentions. During the entire process, each item is subject to rigorous checks before it can be signed by hand, a guarantee of its authenticity and quality. The item "Lalique Three (3) Jaguars Vase Large Heavy Mint Condition Signed & Numbered" is in sale since Saturday, January 25, 2020.This item is in the category "Pottery & Glass\Glass\Art Glass\French\Lalique". The seller is "cambridgenudes" and is located in Houston, Texas. This item can be shipped to United States, Bermuda, Maldives, Reunion.
- Color: Satin-coated Clear
- Style: Art Deco
- Glassmaking Technique: Hand Blown
- Type of Glass: Crystal
- Subject/Theme: Animal
- Brand: Lalique
- Original/Reproduction: Contemporary Original
- Features: Signed
- Object Type: Jaguar Colombo Cub