France Lalique Enfants Box Etched 4 1 4 x 3 1 4

Created in 1931 by rené lalique, this box depicts a ring of children, the curves of which play with the satin and transparent qualities of the crystal. René lalique founded his firm in paris in 1888, and soon became a celebrated jeweler whose designs contributed significantly to the art nouveau movement at the turn of the century. In the 1920s, an order for perfume bottles led him to develop a glass-making technique that would endure as lalique's signature characteristics: iced surfaces, elaborate or partially realistic patterns in relief, and occasionally applied or inlaid color.

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