Category Archives: Lalique

Lalique Comb

Posted on May 29, 2011 by BarbaraAnne

I cannot believe there is a Lalique comb that hasn’t been featured on this blog. ;-P This one is “Drone with Umbels,” c. 1901-2. It is made from carved horn, gold, and enamel. An umbel is a flower consisting of … Continue reading →

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Lalique Icy Leaves

Posted on March 16, 2011 by BarbaraAnne

c.1904 – 1905. The comb is horn, the brim is gold, the leaves are tortoiseshell, and the diamonds make them look like ice. There was an excellent doctoral thesis done on Lalique by Fallon Lee Miller of Eastern Michigan University … Continue reading →

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Blessed be the Genius…

Posted on February 25, 2011 by BarbaraAnne

Lalique’s cattleya orchid is made of ivory, gold, enamel, horn, and diamonds, c. 1903-1904, and resides in the Cleveland Museum of Art. However, the view we usually see of it does not reveal its secret: what René was really thinking … Continue reading →

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The Peacock

Posted on January 23, 2010 by BarbaraAnne

First, Rene made a simple horn comb. Then he attached a gold medallion with inlaid mother-of-pearl clovers. He elongated the horn on the top-right to frame a real peacock feather. To hold the feather in place, he carved and attached … Continue reading →

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Bats and Sapphires

Posted on January 5, 2010 by BarbaraAnne

Rene Lalique made a comb he called, “Bats.” I did a collection of combs with rats and bats on them, I guess this was his entry into rodent life. :-) They are made of blue enamel on a horn comb. … Continue reading →

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Lalique Tiara Comb

Posted on November 24, 2009 by BarbaraAnne

This tiara comb was made with Rene Lalique’s own hands, in Paris, c. 1903-4. The horn arches, which support the cast glass flowers, frame fire opals. The design rests on a band of enameled gold hinged to a horn comb.The … Continue reading →

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There’s A Story In This Sale

Posted on October 22, 2009 by BarbaraAnne

In April, 2008, Christies sold this Lalique horn comb with a blue and green enameled Japanese landscape and a sunset in yellowish orange enamel for $273,500. The comb was made c. 1900 and is one of Japonisme’s greatest expressions from … Continue reading →

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Japonisme: Lalique and Meiji Birds

Posted on October 13, 2009 by BarbaraAnne

After the opening up of trade routes to Japan, Edo and Meiji combs were introduced at the Paris exhibition of 1867. They took the European art world by storm and began a craze in France called Japonisme . It is … Continue reading →

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Lalique, the Master

Posted on October 11, 2009 by BarbaraAnne

He changed the imagination of the world for all time. Here are an orchid, and something I’ve never seen before: hair sticks with a bouquet of coral flowers on top, very geisha, very Japonisme. The cattleya orchid is made of … Continue reading →

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Lalique Horn Comb

Posted on October 11, 2009 by BarbaraAnne

Whiplash scrolls bookend this comb, bordered in gold plaque. Rene’s theme was wheat stalks with webbed terminals, which he realistically decorated in yellow and orange translucent enamel. He signed this one. c. 1900. This comb and the original drawing sold … Continue reading →

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