Rene Lalique Mistletoe Vase

• Opalescent / Opaline - The descriptions of glass as "opalescent" or "opaline" are often used interchangeably by dealers and auction houses. At the upper end of the scale, opalescent / opaline glass can refer to the opal-like milky blue glass produced by Lalique and Etling. It also refers to the pressed glass mass produced in Britain from the 1840s with a milky white edge as sugar-basins, milk jugs and vases were made in great quantities for the mass market, and were sold at fairs along with Staffordshire figures and wooden dolls. A less common type of opalescent glass was made from two layers of glass blown into a mould.
• Oviform /ovoid - The outline loosely resembling the shape of an egg.
• Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.

This item has been included into following indexes:

• Lalique (France), item types
  • other items 1,071
  • vases 546
• Lalique (France), patterns, vases
  • Druide 6
  • Gui 20
  • Mistletoe 18
• Schneider / Le Verre Francais (France) - lamps and lighting 303