At the turn of the century Rene Lalique (1860-1945) broke the traditional jewellery conventions, but creating jewelry not only to enhance the appearance of the wearer, also as a genuine art form. His use of exotic and often fragile materials such as glass, horn and rock crystal was revoluntionary. Nature was the predominant theme of this “Art Nouveau”. Lalique often created objects depicting the female figure with dragonfly wings. He produced bracelets, necklaces, pendants and combs with subjects from nature such as dragonflies, peacocks, insects and snakes. In 1910, somewhat disenchanted with the jewellery business, Lalique bought a glassworks at Combs-la-Ville. Henceforth, he dedicated most of his time to creating superb objects in glass.

 

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