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Toby Éléphant. Rene Lalique, mold-pressed acid-etched glass paperweight, 1931.

Toby Éléphant. Rene Lalique, mold-pressed acid-etched glass paperweight, 1931.

Sauterelles. Rene Lalique, mold-pressed acid-etched glass vase, 1912.

Sauterelles. Rene Lalique, mold-pressed acid-etched glass vase, 1912.

Danaïdes. Rene Lalique, mold-pressed acid-etched glass vase, 1926.

Danaïdes. Rene Lalique, mold-pressed acid-etched glass vase, 1926.

Monnaie de pape. Rene Lalique, mold-pressed glass coffer, 1914.

“This coffer presents a charming visual pun: the molded-glass panels are decorated with lunaria, a plant also known as money plant or pope’s money, in reference to its purpose. The box, which can be locked, was obviously intended for safekeeping valuables ― but what sort of strongbox is made of glass?” (Quote by Jared Goss, in French Art Deco, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2014)

Monnaie de pape. Rene Lalique, mold-pressed glass coffer, 1914.

“This coffer presents a charming visual pun: the molded-glass panels are decorated with lunaria, a plant also known as money plant or pope’s money, in reference to its purpose. The box, which can be locked, was obviously intended for safekeeping valuables ― but what sort of strongbox is made of glass?” (Quote by Jared Goss, in French Art Deco, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2014)

Suzanne. Rene Lalique, mold-pressed acid-etched statuette, 1925.

Suzanne. Rene Lalique, mold-pressed acid-etched statuette, 1925.