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Object NamePaperweight
Designer
Marie-Claude Lalique
(French, 1935-2003)
Maker
Lalique et Cie
(France)
Made FromLead Glass
Date1994
Place MadeFrance
Techniquepressed, acid-etched, polished, enameled
SizeOverall H: 2.4 cm, W: 4 cm, L: 5 cm
Accession Number94.3.163
Credit LineGift of Jacques Jugeat Inc.
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent cobalt blue, metallic bronze lead glasses; pressed, acid-etched, polished, enameled. Small solid roughly hemispherical sculpture in the form of a scarab beetle with small head, tri-part segmented body with almond-shaped folded wings decorated with narrow ridge striations and bronze enamel highlights; base is ground and polished flat; inscribed on base in script: "Lalique ® France".Provenance
Source
Jacques Jugeat, Inc.
