Les Fleurs was the first perfume for which Lalique was asked to create the label design. This work, however, is the Les Fleurs perfume bottle, which Lalique produced some years later. In the center of the bottle, a nude woman is rising from the center of a honeysuckle blossom. The lid, with two cicadas facing each other, adds the finishing touch to this chic design.
René Lalique Ambre (D’Orsay)
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René Lalique Ambre (D’Orsay)
The perfumer D’Orsay was founded in 1830. Among the many perfume bottles it commissioned Lalique to create, this superb piece is acclaimed as a masterpiece. The tall bottle expands towards its base; caryatids (architectural columns in the form of a sculpted female figure) are sculpted on the four corners. The pale amber color achieved through Lalique’s unique techniques for applying color and patina is beautiful.
René Lalique
Fougère
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René Lalique Fougère
In addition to receiving orders from perfume and cosmetics companies, Lalique also created many original perfume bottles on his own initiative. This superb example is regarded as a masterpiece. The expression on the face of the woman in the center cartouche differs on the front and back. To add to the mysterious atmosphere, on one side, she holds a poppy in her hand; on the other, she is sniffing its scent.
René Lalique
Bouchon Eucalyptus
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René Lalique Bouchon Eucalyptus
This Eucalyptus perfume bottle is one of Lalique’s most famous. The broad, flowing eucalyptus leaves on the stopper are presented boldly, so long that they almost reach to the base of the bottle. Variations on this “tiara” type of stopper, such as the Fleur de pommier were used on many perfume bottles.
René Lalique
Dans la nuit (Worth)
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René Lalique Dans la nuit (Worth)
Worth, which was founded in 1892, commissioned designs for twenty-eight types of perfume bottles from Lalique and marketed many famous products. Dans la nuit has a modern design with the image of the night sky. A spherical bottle made in frosted glass with embossed stars and blue patina.
René Lalique
Calendal (Molinard)
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René Lalique Calendal (Molinard)
Grasse, a town in the south of France, is known as the perfume capital of the world. Molyneux, which was founded there, commissioned this perfume bottle. The nearly spherical body of the bottle is surrounded by nude women in various poses. Small flowers closely cover the stopper and neck of the bottle. this charming work has been executed with a light purple patina.
