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Rene Lalique Actinia Plate
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Rene Lalique Actinia Plate

1920 - 1940
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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 glassmaker in the world. In between Lalique would leave his contemporaries behind as he turned from creating unique jewellery and objects d’art, to the mass production of innovative and usable art glass. He brought glass into the home of everyday people where it had never been before, and he worked out the industrial techniques to mass produce his useful art glass objects on a scale and cost to complement the spreading industrial revolution and resulting worldwide appeal.

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28cm (11.02")
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Solo Antiques has dated this Lalique Opalescent Glass Plate to the 1930s.

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SA1198349
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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.
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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

fig 1. A circular Art Deco opalescent blue glass plate with a moulded swirling tentacle design emanating from the centre.
fig 1. Rene Lalique Actinia Plate

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 glassmaker in the world. In between Lalique would leave his contemporaries behind as he turned from creating unique jewellery and objects d’art, to the mass production of innovative and usable art glass. He brought glass into the home of everyday people where it had never been before, and he worked out the industrial techniques to mass produce his useful art glass objects on a scale and cost to complement the spreading industrial revolution and resulting worldwide appeal.

Width
28cm (11.02")
Date of Manufacture

Solo Antiques has dated this Lalique Opalescent Glass Plate to the 1930s.

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SA1198349
Dealers Internal Ref
2627
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A circular Art Deco opalescent blue glass plate with a moulded swirling tentacle design emanating from the centre.
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Archive I A circular Art Deco opalescent blue glass plate with a moulded swirling tentacle design emanating from the centre.

Rene Lalique Actinia Plate

Archive II A circular Art Deco opalescent blue glass plate with a moulded swirling tentacle design emanating from the centre. View II
Archive III A circular Art Deco opalescent blue glass plate with a moulded swirling tentacle design emanating from the centre. View III
Archive IV A circular Art Deco opalescent blue glass plate with a moulded swirling tentacle design emanating from the centre. View IV
Archive V A circular Art Deco opalescent blue glass plate with a moulded swirling tentacle design emanating from the centre. View V
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A circular Art Deco opalescent blue glass plate with a moulded swirling tentacle design emanating from the centre.
Rene Lalique Actinia plate
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A circular Art Deco opalescent blue glass plate with a moulded swirling tentacle design emanating from the centre.
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Opalescent glass became highly prominent during the 1920s and 1930s Art Deco movement, particularly through French glassmakers like Rene Lalique and Sabino. Manufacturers used specialized chemical formulations and controlled cooling processes to create light-diffusing glass that shifts from milky white to translucent blue depending on light exposure.

These pieces were produced using mold-pressed glass techniques. The glass mixture often incorporated bone ash, tin dioxide, or small amounts of uranium to create the milky opal effect when reheated and cooled strategically during manufacturing.

Authentic pieces generally feature cast, molded, or wheel-cut maker signatures such as R. LALIQUE or LALIQUE FRANCE. Collectors also look for crisp relief details, subtle seam lines from the molds, and the characteristic blue-grey fiery translucency under light.

Position the dish on a display stand atop a sideboard, console table, or inside a lighted display cabinet where ambient light can illuminate the glass structure. It can also function as a central decorative dish on a dining or coffee table.

Clean gently by hand using warm water and a mild dish detergent with a soft microfiber cloth. Avoid dishwashers, abrasive pads, and sudden thermal changes, which can cause internal cracking or stress fractures in vintage glass.
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