Rene Lalique Volutes plate � A striking early 20th Century Art Deco French opalescent glass plate, the underside decorated with a raised pattern of swirling bubbles. This plate has a stunning opalescence which enhances this beautiful design.Acid etched signature R Lalique France to the inside of the plate. Marcilhac number 10-396. Designed 1934. A very attractive design with excellent opalescence that shows the skill and quality of this master craftsman.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 d...