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René Lalique: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born April 6, 1860 • France
Died May 5, 1945 (aged 85) • Paris • France
Movement / Style Art Deco • Art Nouveau

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René Lalique: hair ornament and brooch
René Lalique: glass vase
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Vase with relief decoration by Émile Gallé, c. 1895; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Émile Gallé
French glass designer
Majorelle, Louis
Louis Majorelle
French cabinetmaker
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Antonio Salviati
Italian glassmaker
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Louis Comfort Tiffany
American designer
Black and white portrait drawing of Louis Vuitton, shown with wavy hair, a mustache, and dressed in a suit and bow tie.
Louis Vuitton
French box maker and entrepreneur
Cartel clock with Louis XIV clockcase by Charles Cressent; in the Wallace Collection, London
Charles Cressent
French cabinetmaker
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Maurice Marinot
French glassmaker
Jewel casket on a stand, veneered with mahogany, sycamore, and purplewood, by Jean-Henri Riesener, c. 1780; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Jean-Henri Riesener
German cabinetmaker
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Jean Lurçat
French painter
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Georges Jacob
French furniture maker
Oeben, Jean-François: commode
Jean-François Oeben
French cabinetmaker
Place des Abbesses metro station, Paris
Hector Guimard
French architect
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Stephen Goddard
American cabinetmaker
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John Goddard
American cabinetmaker
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Thomas Goddard
American cabinetmaker
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Job Townsend
American cabinetmaker
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John Townsend
American cabinetmaker
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Ray Eames
American designer
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Charles Eames
American designer
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Christopher Townsend
American cabinetmaker