Perfume Bottles

20FRENCH PERFUME BOTTLES9.7” Galle cameo atomizer in dark red cutback to light yellow in design of leaves andberries, modern replacement mount, signed incameo, c1920s-30s $550Daum (1875-present) operated in thecity of Nancy, France and was famous for itsmultilayered acid cut-back cameo glass inscenic patterns. Today it is known forinnovative designs in heavy cased glass withfigural pate de verre (paste of glass) coloredstoppers. Daum signatures on cameo glasscan be gilded, etched, engraved or in relief,but they usually included the name “Nancy”and the double armed Cross of Lorraine.Legras (1864-1915) producedmultilayered acid cut back cameo glass.Rene Lalique (1860-1945) first gainedfame as an Art Nouveau jewelry designer.Around 1893, he began working with glass,making magnificent unique bejeweledperfume bottles, among other glass objects.Around the turn of the 20th century, Laliquepurchased a glass factory and began massproducing commercial bottles using blownmoldedand pressed techniques. Many of hisbottles continued to follow the Art Nouveaustyle of his earlier jewelry. He continued tomake decorative bottles for what is now called“Maison Lalique,” creating large numbers ofmass produced non-commercial bottles anddresser sets (garnitures de toilette) to beretailed at his own shops. The majority of thisproduction was in demicrystal, which requiredlittle hand finishing after it was taken out ofthe mold. The majority of the company’sbottles are clear and/or frosted, but red, black,green, blue and opalescent were alsoproduced. Lalique’s bottles required a greatdeal of hand finishing—staining, polishingand enameling, among other techniques. Mostbottles designed by Rene Lalique and madeduring his lifetime are signed with somevariation of “R Lalique.” Those made after hisdeath in 1945 usually have the “Lalique”signature, whether designed by Rene beforehis death, or by his son, Marc, orgranddaughter, Marie Claude, both of whomsucceeded Rene as chief designer for thehouse of Lalique.6.5” Daum cameo and enameled atomizer withberries and leaves, ca. 1905-15, $2,500-2,7503.8” “Telline” frosted bottle and stopper inform of a seashell with light blue stain,signed in mold R Lalique, c1930s, $2500