Gao

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Object Name: 
Ashtray
Title: 
Gao
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
France, possibly Combs-la-Ville
France, possibly Wingen-sur-Moder
Accession Number: 
2011.3.440
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 4.8 cm, Diam (max): 10.8 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
designed in 1934
Credit Line: 
Gift of Elaine and Stanford Steppa
Primary Description: 
Ashtray, "Gao". Colorless opalescent glass; mold-pressed, acid-etched. Circular ashtray with scalloped rim. Exterior of vessel decorated with two "twisted" bands. Eight hemispherical protrusions set in the spaces between bands.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Steppa, Stanford, Source
2011-12-09
Steppa, Elaine, Source
2011-12-09
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
molding
pressing
acid-etching
Material: 
glass
Inscription: 
R. LALIQUE FRANCE
signature
: 
Sandblasted on base
Copyright: 
© Rene Lalique

Publications (1)

Rene Lalique: Enchanted by Glass (2014) illustrated, p. 217 (no. 25); BIB# 139598