Faune (Faun)

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Object Name: 
Place Card Holder
Title: 
Faune (Faun)
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
France, possibly Wingen-sur-Moder
France, possibly Combs-la-Ville
Accession Number: 
2011.3.395
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 13.9 cm, W: 7.7 cm, D: 3.7 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
designed in 1928
Credit Line: 
Gift of Elaine and Stanford Steppa
Primary Description: 
Place Card Holder, "Faune (Faun)". Colorless glass, gold patina; mold-pressed, acid-etched, applied patina. Small plaque with angular sides and the face of a faune on the base, patina applied to base.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Steppa, Elaine, Source
2011-12-09
Steppa, Stanford, Source
2011-12-09
Color: 
colorless
gold
Technique: 
molding
pressing
acid-etching
applied patina
Material: 
glass
patina
Inscription: 
R. Lalique France No 3602
signature
: 
Engraved on base
Copyright: 
© Rene Lalique

Publications (1)

Rene Lalique: Enchanted by Glass (2014) illustrated, p. 228 (no. 12); BIB# 139598