Caged Silver Chalice
Artist: René Jules Lalique (French, 1860-1945)
Date: 1902
Dimensions:
7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Medium: silver and opal glass
Place of Origin: France
Classification: Metalwork
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Florence Scott Libbey Bequest in Memory of her Father, Maurice A. Scott
Object number: 1976.1
Label Text:Trained in Paris and London within the rigid practices of the 19th-century goldsmith’s trade, artist-jeweler René Lalique emerged as a leading Parisian jeweler of the Belle Époque. Lalique’s innovative designs were in stark contrast to traditional conventions and attracted an elite clientele with modern, esoteric tastes. His designs in the Art Nouveau style are radical departures in concept, trading a traditional emphasis on precious materials for a unified design concept. Inspired by Japanese art, Lalique distilled the aesthetic essence of nature, from insects to the humblest plants, with keen observation. It is Lalique’s work in jewelry and his experimentation with cast glass that eventually led late in his life to his successful career as an artist and designer of architectural installations and glass objects. Demonstrating his transition from jewelry to his cast glass vessels, this chalice features opalescent glass blown into a silver armature with pinecone and pine branch decoration.
DescriptionCage blown silver, chased, and opalescent glass.
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