René Lalique

RENÉ LALIQUE (1860 - 1945).
Perfumery box "Deux Fleurs". Original design of 1935.
Molded and satin-finished glass.
Signed on the back of the base.
With Parisian store stamp.
Measurements: 9 x 9 x 2,5 cm.

Perfume bottle in molded glass, with the body in the form of two floral corollas, a design that René Lalique made in 1935. The two three-dimensional flowers in full bloom exemplifies with a beautiful image the superimposition of aromas between the bottle and the contents.

Originally, the firm Lalique was founded by René Jules Lalique, one of the most prominent glassmakers of the time, and one of the first to sculpt glass for large monumental works, such as the fountains of the Champs Elysées. He enjoyed great recognition thanks to his original creations of jewelry, perfume bottles, glasses, plates, etc., within the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles. He trained with the Parisian jeweler Louis Aucoq, and then continued his studies at Sudenham Art College in London. The excellence of his creations and the taste he applied to his works earned him important commissions for the interior decoration of ships, trains such as the Orient Express, churches such as St. Nicasius in Reims and numerous religious and civil goldsmiths. Lalique was not content with designing their models, but also founded a factory to produce large quantities, patenting several innovative manufacturing processes of glass, and various technical effects such as "satin Lalique" or opalescent glass. Lalique pieces are preserved in prominent museums such as the Corning Museum of Glass and the Metropolitan in New York, the Louvre or the Orsay in Paris, among many others.