René Lalique Glass Perfume Bottles

[shandy]

Perfume bottles by master glassmakers René and son Marc Lalique have been collected almost as long as they've been made, especially in unusual colors. Le Style Lalique was design in the Modern style that seemed to exemplify speed and elegance. The clean and streamlined forms in simple shaper of the Art Deco era were beautifully and easily rendered in glass, making the medium perfect for the message. Le Style Lalique reflected the latest developments in taste and technology, and so his designs remained fresh and innovative. Today, collectors search for unusual colored perfumes by Lalique.

Source:
Miller, Judith, DK Collector Guides Art Deco, Dorling Kindersley Ltd., 2005

[Mediator T]

Hi Shandy,

We have to be cautious when buying antique Lalique. The glass that is most collectible was made pre-1945 and was signed R. Lalique (for Renée Lalique), but after that time, the glass was marked simply, Lalique. Today, however, some sellers are buying new Lalique, adding the R, and passing the object off as vintage which commands much higher prices.

Mediator T

[Teresa]

Hi Shandy and Mediator T,

René Lalique Glass Perfume Bottles are highly collectible. I personally prefer pottery to glass, especially Cowan Pottery. They produced some of the best Art Deco designs in America. The Jazz Bowl, the most famous piece, is the single best known piece of Art Deco pottery ever produced. It can sell for $80,000 or more.

Cowan produced figures, figural vases, table and decorative ware, and a line of architectural accessories such as tiles, garden and outdoor ware, and door knobs. The figures and figural flower frogs are the most popular and costly of Cowan pottery items except the Jazz Bowl.

Source:
Miller, Judith, Art Deco, DK Collector Guides, 2001