Tag: René Lalique

Diadems fit for the fairy princess of your dreams. Art Nouveau. René Lalique. Various collections.

Diadem in the form of a free-standing cockerel’s head. Displayed at the Paris World Exhibition in 1900.
Diadem in the form of a free-standing cockerel’s head. Displayed at the Paris World Exhibition in 1900. Gold, blue and green enamel with a cut amethyst in its beak. Comb made from horn. ca. 1900. French. Image ©2019 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Fair use license. via https://gulbenkian.pt/museu/en/works_museu/cockerel-diadem/
"Lilies" diadem designed for a production of “La Princesse Lointaine.” c. 1895.
“Lilies” diadem designed for a production of “La Princesse Lointaine.” c. 1895. Pearl encrusted with semi-precious stones. Alphonse Mucha, designer. Created by Lalique. Commissioned by Sarah Bernhardt. Image © The Japan Times Ltd. Fair use license. via https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2015/08/04/arts/art-nouveaus-jewels-crown/#.XSzZ0-hKhTs

Sparkly jewels by French designer René Lalique (1860-1945). Caught drifting by to who knows where and from the collection of the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon.

Female face pendant. ca. 1897-98.
Female face pendant. ca. 1897-98. Gold, enamel, ivory, diamond and sapphire. Image ©2019 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon. Fair use license. via https://gulbenkian.pt/museu/en/works_museu/female-face-pendant/
"Landscape" comb. ca. 1899-1900. Horn and enameled gold. Rene Lalique, maker (1860-1945). Fair use license. via httpsgulbenkian.ptmuseuenworks_museulandscape-comb
“Landscape” comb. ca. 1899-1900. Horn with enameled glass and gold. Image ©2019 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon. Fair use license. via https://gulbenkian.pt/museu/en/works_museu/landscape-comb/
Dragonfly brooch. ca. 1897-1898.
Dragonfly brooch. ca. 1897-1898. Gold, enamel, chrysoprase, chalcedony, moonstone and diamond. Image ©2019 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon. Fair use license. via https://gulbenkian.pt/museu/en/works_museu/dragonfly-broach/
Female face pendant. ca. 1898 to 1900.
Female face pendant. ca. 1898 to 1900. Glass, silver, enamel, gold and baroque pearl. Image ©2019 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon. Fair use license. via https://gulbenkian.pt/museu/en/works_museu/female-face-pendant-2/
Plaque for an eagles and pine choker. 1899-1901.
Plaque for an eagles and pine choker. 1899-1901. Gold, opal and enamel. Image ©2019 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon. Fair use license. via https://gulbenkian.pt/museu/en/works_museu/plaque-for-eagles-and-pine-choker/

A few sparkly bits found drifting by from French master designer René Lalique from the collection of the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon. Living from 1860 to 1945 there wasn’t anything a Lalique reworking did not improve.

Female figure neck collar. 1900.
Female figure neck collar. 1898-1900. Chiseled gold, chrysoprase and enamel. Image ©2018 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Fair use license. via https://gulbenkian.pt/museu/en/works_museu/female-figure-neck-collar/
Centerpiece. 1903-1905.
Centerpiece. 1903-1905. Silver and glass. Design of a a female figure, appearing amid aquatic flora and fauna. Image ©2018 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Fair use license. via https://gulbenkian.pt/museu/en/works_museu/centrepiece/
Chalice with motifs and figures. ca. 1899-1901.
Chalice with motifs and figures. ca. 1899-1901. Glass, silver and bronze. ©2018 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Fair use license. via https://gulbenkian.pt/museu/en/works_museu/chalice-with-vine-motifs-and-figures/

Jewelry by French creative genius and designer René Lalique from the hidden in plain sight archives of the Walters Museum, Baltimore, Maryland.

Corsage brooch with grasshoppers. 1920-1929.
Corsage brooch with grasshoppers. 1920-1929. Molded glass, nickel silver, marcasite and pigmented resin. René Lalique, designer (1860-1945). Cc0 license 0. via https://art.thewalters.org/detail/26096/corsage-brooch-with-grasshoppers-and-cabochons/
Fern leaves brooch. 1903-1904.
Fern leaves brooch. 1903-1904. Silver-gilt, opal, glass and diamond. Cc0 license 0. via https://art.thewalters.org/detail/23250/fern-leaves-brooch/
Grape necklace. ca. 1903.
Grape necklace. ca. 1903. Molded glass, cloisonné enamel and gold. Cc0 license 0. via https://art.thewalters.org/detail/12197/grape-necklace/
Brooch of berries and leaves. ca. 1903.
Brooch of berries and leaves. ca. 1903. Gold, glass, enamel and citrine. Cc0 license 0. via https://art.thewalters.org/detail/1693/brooch-of-leaves-and-berries/?type=date&letter=a&sort=title&order=asc&begin_date=-10000&end_date=2015