Vase with Fern Leaves Forming handles (Feuilles de Fougères Formant Anses)
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
Not on View
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.
Second half of the first century CE
Second half of the first century CE
Second half of the first century CE
late 4th century BCE
19th century
mid-19th century
Probably second half of the first century
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