Vintage LALIQUE Crystal ANGE Angel Champagne Flute 8" Tall SET of 4 Face & Wings.
SET OF FOUR (4)
VINTAGE - c.1950's
LALIQUE CRYSTAL
8" CHAMPAGNE FLUTE
"ANGE" PATTERN
GREAT CONDITION
Clear crystal, frosted wings and frosted figure of an angel in relief at the top of the stem. Base of each stem is signed “Lalique France” and shows very clean!!
Model # 13645; height 8", diameter 2 3/4".
Ange de Reims champagne flutes made by Marc Lalique in the 1950s's.
Each piece is engraved "lalique France"
NO CHIPS
NO CRACKS
NO REPAIRS
NO FLEABITES
NON SMOKING HOME
The flutes will be shipped double boxed and fully insured.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS TAKEN FROM THE INTERNET:
Marc Lalique
1948
Crystal
Property of Lalique SA
Three years after taking over the company, following his father's death in 1945, Marc Lalique created the Angel glass, featuring the face of the Smiling Angel, a stone sculpture on the west facade of Reims Cathedral. The Louvre museum's moulding workshop had produced an exact replica, with is what Marc Lalique used to ensure the Angel glass was perfectly faithful to the original angel.
The glass was made in three parts. After mold blowing the bowl, crystal was injected into the mold to form the stem. The foot could then be produced by hand. The three parts were now one, and the glass placed in the annealing kiln, where the temperature was gradually reduced.
Once the glass had cooled down, the bowl was cut to the correct height and the rim fired to give it a rounded edge. A template was used to ensure the precision of the angel's wings. Parts of the glass were polished, so as to enhance the transparency and radiance of the crystal. After strict quality control, the Angel glass was then signed.
Side note: The Smiling Angel champagne glass was Marc Lalique's tribute to his father and the region where Rene Lalique was born.