CRISTAL LALIQUE
vase en cristal les 2 anses opalescentes
signé
Lalique crystal « orchidée « Vase. A stunning and unique vase, completed in clear and opalescent crystal. Signed « Lalique France ».
The company shut down during the German occupation of WWII. Rene passed right at the end of the war in 1945. His son Marc then took over the business and made some important changes. He changed the basic formula from 12% lead oxide demi crystal to 24% full lead crystal. This made pieces produced after 1945 much brighter, sparkling, more transparent, and much heavier because of all that lead content. Marc was later succeeded by Rene’s grand daughter Marie, who designed this piece.
