1920 1932 PARIS DE COTY SM. PERFUME LALIQUE STOPPER RED SEAL CORD & BOX Vintage for Sale

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1920 1932 PARIS DE COTY SM. PERFUME LALIQUE STOPPER RED SEAL CORD & BOX Vintage For Sale

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1920 1932 PARIS DE COTY SM. PERFUME LALIQUE STOPPER RED SEAL CORD & BOX Vintage:
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1920-1932 - PARIS DE COTY SMALL PARFUM BOTTLE W/ LALIQUE FROSTED STOPPER RED SEAL & Cord …LALIQUE FOR COTY - PERFUME BOTTLE in ORIGINAL box C.1920\'SEau de Coty\' small perfume bottle designed by Rene LaliqueGood Overall Antique Vintage Condition See Photos they are the Description & Enlarge to Decide LALIQUE Frosted Bottle Stopper is Gorgeous but needs Cleaning Red Seal is Intact Some Cord is Present Foil Label is Intact Photo appears to show corner missing it is not it’s Complete as evidenced with photo of the back Original Box has Wear & Tear & Soiling as Shown FRONT Reads PARIS DE COTY Reg USA Patent Off 7 GRAMMES SILVER FOIL LABEL has a Small Corner Aging Reads Coty De Paris Bottom is Embossed Coty France🔴 PLEASE ENLARGE PHOTOS & READ ABOVE TO DECIDE Selling as a Collectible 🔴OWN A PIECE LALIQUE & COTY HISTORY! BUY A PIECE like the Ones on Display In His Museum Prepare to Mortgage Your House !A Little HistoryRené Lalique was far more than just a maker of fineries. He was an innovator, a maverick, a trendsetter. He also changed the way we see perfume today. So: read on to find out more about our visit to the epic Musée Lalique, a visit to the Musée Lalique to check out the world’s greatest collection of the legendary glassmaker’s bottles and objets d’art

Lalique was not only a maker of fine crystal, a fabulous jewellery designer and an innovator within those industries. In his time, he so influenced the fragrance world that we would almost certainly not be sitting back and spritzing in the way we do, if it were not for René Lalique’s role in popularising perfume.

The very best way to marvel at his contribution to glassmaking and perfumery (and where the two meet) is to journey to Alsace, France, for a visit the Musée Lalique. The museum houses an exquisite collection of over 650 pieces – jewellery, drawings, vases, chandeliers, 230 antique perfume bottles and pretty much every other item of crystal finery one could fantasise about – all showcased in one resolutely modern structure. In the setting of the Alsatian town of Wingen-sur-Moder, where René Lalique set up his first glassworks in 1921, the Musée Lalique‘s aim is to show the extensive range and diversity of his work. And it succeeds brilliantly, following a timeline of Lalique’s career that will fascinate any perfume-lover and bottle collector.

Left: The Musée Lalique in Alsace, France. Right: The vast collection of 230 vintage perfume bottles

A LITTLE MORE HISTORY

Born in 1860 in Ay, in the Champagne region, René Lalique was a notably skilled young man from the word ‘go’. By the age of 16, he had already been awarded prizes for his drawings, later working for brands like Cartier and Boucheron, before setting up his own atelier at the age of just 25.

This was a man who sought to innovate in everything he did. He once recalled: ‘I would work tirelessly (…) with the will to achieve something new and create something that has never before been seen’. He was a true pioneer in the glass world, and later, the world of perfumery.

Widely regarded as the inventor of modern jewellery, Rene was audacious with his designs. These introduced elements like enamel, horn, ivory and later – which he would become famous for – glass, into a world of fine jewellery. Delighting in an item for its beauty, rather than for the luxury it exuded, Lalique often combined glass with gold or precious stones – with the feeling and beauty of an item taking precedence over materials.

It was his unrivalled talent with glass which eased Lalique’s path into the perfume world. In 1905 René opened a boutique at 24 Place Vendôme (the square which remains the heartland of Paris’s world of haute jouaillerie), where he exhibited his jewellery alongside other glass objects. In 1907, perfumer François Coty visited the atelier – and was so impressed by his works, he invited Lalique to collaborate.

Left: A portrait of René Lalique. Right: The first bottle designs for François Coty.

Coty’s philosophy was simple. ‘Give a woman the best product you can make, present it in a perfect flacon with beautiful simplicity and impeccable taste, ask her to pay a reasonable price, and that will be the birth of a business such as the world has never seen.’ And boy, was he onto something.

That idea, however, was revolutionary. Before Lalique and Coty got together, perfume had been sold only in costly crystal flacons that were immensely expensive to produce, often far more pricy that the juice within. Fragrance was most definitely only for the wealthy, rather than for everyone. But Lalique found a way of producing affordable glass bottles, with just as much beauty and finesse as their expensive counterparts – transforming the perfume world. From that moment on he worked increasingly on designs for the fragrance industry, many of which can be seen at this museum – including the magnificent drawings for the first bottle Lalique ever created for Coty, alongside the finished flacon itself.

As so many of his designs for bottles and stoppers show, Lalique was a man who appreciated and celebrated nature, his main inspirations being flora, fauna and women. He developed a highly technical way of creating textures on glass: swirls, butterflies, insects, swallows and more. Observing these creations in a museum setting induces a kind of awe – like looking at a piece of history that for me, forever changed my perception of the industry !

the Musée Lalique is a (crystal) window into his world, keeping the history and heritage of a remarkable man alive.

Left: Lalique vases on show at Musée Lalique. Right: A limited edition flacon for Living Lalique

As I learned about the immense amount of work required, about the fact that a minimum of 20 people will have touched and worked on any piece that reaches the shelves, Lalique’s price tags suddenly didn’t seem so hefty. Whether you collect crystal or not, these these are things of beauty and perfection. Holding a vase or bottle, its journey suddenly seems very tangible. The hands that have held and sculpted it, the rigorous checks it will have been through, the love and care with which that item was made.

Artist, innovator, perfectionist, visionary. Visiting this museum, it’s clear why – over 70 PLUS years after his death – Lalique remains relevant in the perfume world. There’s surely no better place to experience Lalique‘s crystal creations in all their glory – and appreciate the finesse and precision that goes into them.