Rene Lalique Poissons no 2 coupe plate

Rene Lalique Poissons No 2 coupe plate.

An early 20th Century Art Deco French opalescent glass coupe plate decorated with a design of spiralling fish around a central well of bubbles. The stunning and vibrant opalescence enhances this beautiful design. Acid etched signature to the underside R Lalique France . Marcilhac number 3264. Poissons' bowls and plates are an iconic design of Rene Lalique, first created in 1921; the two sizes of Coupe Plate which are the rarer form were created later in 1931. Excellent original condition with a little light wear to the inside.

Rene Lalique 1880-1945 Rene Lalique was born a rural 19th century man in a pre-industrialized Europe. It was a time before light bulbs, and telephones, before automobiles and washing machines and electricity. But by the time of his death in 1945 at the dawn of the atomic age, he would have completed two careers spanning two different centuries. In 1900 at the age of 40, he was the most celebrated jeweller in the world and an art nouveau artist and designer of magnificent proportions. But by 1925 at the height of the art deco era he was the most celebrated glassmaker in the world. In between Lalique would leave his contemporaries behind as he turned from creating unique jewellery and objects d’art, to the mass production of innovative and usable art glass. He brought glass into the home of everyday people where it had never been before, and he worked out the industrial techniques to mass produce his useful art glass objects on a scale and cost to complement the spreading industrial revolution and resulting worldwide appeal.

Designed 1931.

25.5cm wide.

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