Rene Lalique Actinia plate. A 20th Century Art Deco French opalescent glass plate decorated with a design of sea anenomes. Actinia striata is an aolitary sea anemone found only in very shallow waters of the Mediterranean Sea. The plate has a vibrant opalescence which enhances this beautiful design. Acid etched signature to the underside R Lalique France . Marcilhac number 10-391.First designed 1933. Excellent original condition Rene Lalique 1880-1945 Rene Lalique was born a rural 19th century man in a pre-industrialized Europe. It was a time before light bulbs, and telephones, before automobiles and washing machines and electricity. But by the time of his death in 1945 at the dawn of the atomic age, he would have completed two careers spanning two different centuries. In 1900 at the age of 40, he was the most celebrated jeweller in the world and an art nouveau artist and designer of magnificent proportions. But by 1925 at the height of the art deco era he was the most celebrated g...