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Marc Lalique 1946:
Marc Lalique 1946:
Marc Lalique 1946:
Marc Lalique 1946:
Marc Lalique 1946:

Marc Lalique 1946: "Robinson" Box, Clear & Frosted w/Sculpted Birds. 4". VG Cond

$ 92.4

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Object Type: Box
  • Type of Glass: Blown and Sculpted Glass
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Features: Signed
  • Glassmaking Technique: Blown
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
  • Subject/Theme: Birds
  • Country/Region of Origin: France
  • Brand & Maker: Lalique
  • Style: Art Déco
  • Color: Clear and Frosted
  • Original or Reproduction: Original
  • Origin: France
  • Type: Art Glass
  • Condition: The box and its lid are both in very good condition, with their combined 23 sculpted birds in the style of René Lalique's sparrows. Signed "Lalique France" under the base. No chip or break. 4" tall, 41/2" wide, weighs 2 Lbs.
  • Material: Glass

    Description

    During his whole tenure, after his father's death in 1945, at the head of Maison Lalique between 1945 and 1976, Marc Lalique (René's son) alternated between modernizing the house's style and perpetuating his father's memory by designing pieces which "He would have drawn himself if he had had more time". The "Robinson" box of 1946 is definitely among the latter as it includes no less than 16 of the famous "moineaux" (sparrows), many in different positions. It is a large and heavy box as suitable for trinkets as for a pot-pourri, chocolates, nuts or anything such.
    The box itself is shaped as a deca-hexagone (16-faced bottle), in practice almost a circle, 10 cm (4") tall and 11 cm (4 1/3") in diametre. Its weight is 2 Lbs. The lid is surrounded near the top by a friese of 16 sparrows in different positions (photos 2 and 4).  The signature, under the base (photo 5) is in script, "Lalique France", as is the case for all pieces made after René Lalique's death.
    The
    condition is excellent, with no break, chip or anything missing. There is no damage or imperfection to report.