Le Jour et la Nuit (Day and Night)

Le Jour et la Nuit (Day and Night)

 
Print
 
Object Name: 
Clock Frame and Stand
Title: 
Le Jour et la Nuit (Day and Night)
Department
Modern
Category
Modern
Place Made: 
France
Date: 
designed in 1926
Color
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blue
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metallic
Technique
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pressing
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frosting
Material
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glass
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silver
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 37.0 cm, W: 31.7 cm, D: 12.5 cm
Accession Number: 
96.3.10
Location: 
Not on Display
Description
Transparent blue, metallic silver; semi-lead glass, silver stand; pressed, acid-etched, fabricated stand. (a) Thick flat circular disk with front edge (flat side) with wide bevel, narrow bevel on back side edge; back side of disk has design of two nude figures bending toward each other following the curve of the glass; the male form, at front right, is concave and has a matte surface, he bends to one side, his head turned towards the female and his arms reach over his head towards one extended hand of the female who is modeled in high relief, she is turned away with back arching toward the male, her free arm is bent to cover her eyes, long wavy hair trails to her feet which cross one of the male's ankles; at the feet of the figures the glass extends into short (cut down) rectangular flange to fit into top opening of stand; scattered bubbles; (b) heavy silver rectangular base with four soldered sides tapering in toward top to form narrow rectangular opening (shallow notch at inside center of one long side); beveled base rim; cutting marks along base edge; acid-etched in block letters at the feet of the male figure: "R. LALIQUE".
Label Text
Glass should be displayed with flat side toward front. According to Marchilac, the design was included in company catalogues from 1932-1937 and was not produced after 1947. Produced in five colors. Yvonne Brunhammer has suggested that the silver base may have been fabricated by Edgar Brandt. Flange of glass has been c ut and ground down. Large chip on flange has also been ground and polished. Clock mechanism donated by David Weinstein is of the period, but not original to the piece.
Inscription
R. LALIQUE
signature
:
acid-etched the feet of the male figure
Provenance
DJL Trading, Source
1996-04-30
20th Century Works of Art (2002-06-07) illustrated, p. 83;
The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 1996 (1997) illustrated, p. 14;
Recent Important Acquisitions, 39 (1997) illustrated, p. 184, #50;

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