Rare Stunning Lalique Flacon Folie Bouteille de Parfum en Cristal Signée NEUVE dans sa Boîte

  
Rare Stunning Lalique Flacon Folie Crystal Perfume Bottle Signed NEW, Boxed, Never used or displayed. This beautiful Lalique Folie perfume bottle features elaborately formed daisies in two different ways. The body of the bottle itself is made of several rounded nodules much like the center of the daisy, and 5 intricate engraved daisies also form the tiara shaped stopper, making this a truly wonderful piece to own. Lalique Crystal "Folie" Perfume Bottle Hand-Crafted In France. The etched "Lalique France" signature is clearly visible on the bottom It stands 3 3/4" tall, 5" in length and can hold 1.62 ounces/48 ml of perfume. René Lalique became synonymous with French Art Nouveau decorative arts. René Lalique was born in 1860 and first began designing fine jewelry in Paris in 1881. Lalique pursued increasingly more innovative experimentation in glass commencing around 1883. Early works used the familiar "lost wax" technique by which the model is made in wax while a mold is formed around the model.

Then, the wax is melted and molten glass is poured into the mold. Lalique glass was made in this manner until approximately 1905 at which time the factory was redesigned for a larger production.

As such, the individual uniqueness of each example of Lalique glass came to an end with the end of the one-time only molding. The success of this venture resulted in the opening of his own glassworks at Combs-la-Ville in 1909. During the art nouveau period, Lalique was well known for a wide variety of objects including perfume bottles, vases, inkwells, decorative boxes, and bookends.