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Glass Perfume Bottles UK: A Marvel of Early Glassmaking

The modern perception of perfume bottles centres very strongly around French artists and designers, likely owing to the fact that it was a French artist (Rene Lalique, in partnership with Francois Coty) who introduced the concept of affordable yet creatively designed glass perfume bottles (that were actually sold containing perfume, a novelty at the time)

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The Magic of Rene Lalique: Designer Perfume Bottles

By the late 1800s, famous artist Rene Lalique had already changed the face of jewellery-making forever, having convinced Victorian consumers and collectors that the design of a piece of jewellery was just as, if not more, important than the value of the stones set in it. His nature-inspired pieces, which often depicted animals and the

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The Revolutionary: Rene Lalique, the Man Who Brought Glass to Art

In every field, there are visionaries; true pioneers who open the minds of others to possibilities hitherto unthought of. Rene Lalique was, to the world of glass, one of these visionaries.  Born in 1860 in the small village of Ay, in the Marne region of France, Rene Lalique would rise to the top of multiple

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