Vase with Fern Leaves Forming handles (Feuilles de Fougères Formant Anses)

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Vase with Fern Leaves Forming handles (Feuilles de Fougères Formant Anses)

Designer René Jules Lalique (French, 1860-1945)

Manufacturer Lalique & Cie. (French)

Place of OriginFrance

Dateabout 1920

Dimensions14 × 6 1/4 × 7 in. (35.6 × 15.9 × 17.8 cm)

MediumMold-blown glass

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of John W. Eichleay, Jr., Pittsburgh, PA

Object number

2014.40

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DescriptionMold-blown colorless glass using a cire perdue (lost wax) mold, etched, polished base, light brown patina. The tall, cast glass vase consists of a body of inverted baluster shape that tapers from the shoulders toward the base, the short, slightly inverted rim with a straight edge. Its surface is modeled with four vertical, upside-down fern leaves, their ribs creating four protrusions at the vessel shoulder. The body’s surface is acid-etched and the leaves are emphasized with an applied brown patina. The pontil mark beneath the slightly flared base is ground out to a shallow, concave circle.

Published ReferencesMarcilhac, Félix, René Lalique, 1860-1945, maitre-verrier: analyse de l’oeuvre et catalogue raisonné, Paris, Editions de l'Amateur, 2004, CP 279 bis.

Marcilhac, Félix, René Lalique, 1860-1945, maitre-verrier: analyse de l’oeuvre et catalogue raisonné, Paris, Editions de l'Amateur, 20011, CP 279 bis.