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Lalique (Shire Collections)
Eric Knowles
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Description for Lalique (Shire Collections)
Paperback. Series: Shire Collections. Num Pages: 128 pages, 11 b/w; 167 col. BIC Classification: WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 195 x 11. Weight in Grams: 452.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Series
Shire Collections
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747808282
SKU
V9780747808282
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About Eric Knowles
Eric Knowles began work at Bonhams, the London auctioneers, in 1976 and became head of the ceramics department in 1981. He became a director of Bonhams in 1985. Eric became a well known TV personality in the 1990s, as a regular expert on the Antiques Roadshow, and presenter of several programmes including 'Going for a Song'. He retains his high ... Read more
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