René Lalique: Facts & Related Content

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Facts

Born April 6, 1860 • France
Died May 5, 1945 (aged 85) • ParisFrance
Movement / Style Art DecoArt Nouveau

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Vase with relief decoration by Émile Gallé, c. 1895; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Émile Gallé
French glass designer
Majorelle, Louis
Louis Majorelle
French cabinetmaker
Antonio Salviati
Italian glassmaker
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Louis Comfort Tiffany
American designer
Cartel clock with Louis XIV clockcase by Charles Cressent; in the Wallace Collection, London
Charles Cressent
French cabinetmaker
Maurice Marinot
French glassmaker
Jewel casket on a stand, veneered with mahogany, sycamore, and purplewood, by Jean-Henri Riesener, c. 1780; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Jean-Henri Riesener
German cabinetmaker
Jean Lurçat
French painter
Georges Jacob
French furniture maker
Oeben, Jean-François: commode
Jean-François Oeben
French cabinetmaker
Place des Abbesses metro station, Paris
Hector Guimard
French architect
Stephen Goddard
American cabinetmaker
Thomas Goddard
American cabinetmaker
John Goddard
American cabinetmaker
Charles Eames
American designer
Ray Eames
American designer
Christopher Townsend
American cabinetmaker
John Rowe Townsend
British author
Ralph Wood, Sr.
English potter
Job Townsend
American cabinetmaker