In the 1920's and 30's his work inspired glass-makers around the world, and it has probably been copied more than any other glass designer. Overseas some of the finest hand-pressed glass made during the 1930's used patterns based blatently on Lalique's designs. Lalique opened his first retail salon in Paris in 1905 selling jewelry and decorative pieces, next door to the Coty perfume premises. Coty comissioned perfume bottles from his friend Lalique, and these commissions soon grew into a thriving glass business for Lalique. Rene Lalique was one of the dominant figures of the Art Deco movement.
Lalique glass is a collector's dream.
You can still buy new Lalique glass made to many of the original designs, using very high quality crystal glass, both in clear and a limited range of translucent colours. It is expensive but you can find it on display in high class glass departments and stores world-wide. Auction Prices Glass Message Board Click Here to become a ValueClick Host Site FastCounter by LinkExchange Rene Lalique's opalescent glass was very popular and commercially successful. See our page on opalescent glass . Most of Lalique's output was uncoloured clear glass, his next most popular colouring being opalescent, and a smaller number of pieces were coloured glass.