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Beschreibung

Rene Lalique was one of the giants of twentieth century decorative arts and a master of the Art Deco idiom.

Born in 1860, early artistic talent led to an apprenticeship with Paris goldsmith Louis Aucoc. By 1885 Rene had established his own workshop, and for the next twenty years he designed and made jewellery of great originality and beauty. Though this became famous worldwide, before the turn of the century he began experimenting with glass, and it is for this that Lalique is today most famous: for the fine art perfume bottles he produced for Francois Coty and for a vast repertoire besides, including vases, lighting, clocks, car mascots and architectural commissions.

This lavishly illustrated history celebrates the extraordinary jewellery and glass of Rene Lalique, and the glass of the Lalique company up to the present day.

Rene Lalique was one of the giants of twentieth century decorative arts and a master of the Art Deco idiom.

Born in 1860, early artistic talent led to an apprenticeship with Paris goldsmith Louis Aucoc. By 1885 Rene had established his own workshop, and for the next twenty years he designed and made jewellery of great originality and beauty. Though this became famous worldwide, before the turn of the century he began experimenting with glass, and it is for this that Lalique is today most famous: for the fine art perfume bottles he produced for Francois Coty and for a vast repertoire besides, including vases, lighting, clocks, car mascots and architectural commissions.

This lavishly illustrated history celebrates the extraordinary jewellery and glass of Rene Lalique, and the glass of the Lalique company up to the present day.

Über den Autor
Eric Knowles began work at Bonhams, the London auctioneers, in 1976 and became head of the ceramics department in 1981, rising to become a director in 1985. He became a well-known television personality in the 1990s, as a regular expert on the BBC's 'Antiques Roadshow', and as the host of 'Going for a Song'. He has appeared on many television programmes since and currently co-hosts BBC's 'Antiques Master'. He is a regular contributor to BBC Homes and Antiques magazine, is antiques expert for The Sunday Times and the author of several books on antiques and the decorative arts. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and operates today as an independent valuer and fine art journalist.
Zusammenfassung
A lavish celebration of the jewellery and glassware of one of the greatest names of twentieth century design, by TV personality and Lalique expert Eric Knowles
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Antiquitäten
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Shire Collections
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780747808282
ISBN-10: 0747808287
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Knowles, Eric
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Shire Collections
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 254 x 195 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Eric Knowles
Erscheinungsdatum: 10.09.2011
Gewicht: 0,453 kg
Artikel-ID: 107135011