Coquilles (Shells)

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Object Name: 
Decanter with Stopper
Title: 
Coquilles (Shells)
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
France, Combs-la-Ville
Accession Number: 
2011.3.324 B
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 33.8 cm, W: 12.6 cm, D: 12.6 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
designed in 1920
Credit Line: 
Gift of Elaine and Stanford Steppa
Primary Description: 
Decanter with Stopper, "Coquilles (Shells)". Colorless glass, brown patina; mold-blown decanter, mold-pressed stopper, acid-etched, applied patina. (a) Four-sided decanter with walls that taper in towards long, narrow neck. Each wall of vessel decorated with a large fan-shaped shell; brown patina applied to shells. (b) Matching stopper with spiral-shell spire top.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Steppa, Elaine, Source
2011-12-09
Steppa, Stanford, Source
2011-12-09
Color: 
colorless
brown
Technique: 
molding
mold-blowing
pressing
acid-etching
applied patina
Material: 
glass
patina
Inscription: 
11
inscription
: 
Engraved (b) on base
11
inscription
: 
Engraved (a) on base
R. LALIQUE
signature
: 
Molded relief (a) on base
R. Lalique France No. 3163
signature
: 
Engraved (a) on base

Publications (1)

Rene Lalique: Enchanted by Glass (2014) illustrated, p. 234 (no. 19); BIB# 139598

Objects in Set (2)

Coquilles (Shells)
Artist:Lalique, Rene
Date:designed in 1920
Accession Number:2011.3.324 A
Coquilles (Shells)
Artist:Lalique, Rene
Date:designed in 1920
Accession Number:2011.3.324