René Lalique was among the leading lights of the Art Deco movement in its 1920s heyday, producing many dynamic designs. This piece, which boldly arranges multiple dahlia flowers in a thick, sculptural form, was also created during this period. While Lalique’s glass products were primarily made of transparent material, from 1920s onwards, he began producing colored glasswork in red, blue, and green. Lalique particularly favored a milky-white glass known as opaline, which has colors similar to opal gemstones. Opalescent glass, which appears bluish or reddish depending on how the light hits it, was eventually adopted by Lalique’s followers and became one of the trends of the Art Deco period.
