Champs Elysees Bowl Gold

The spectacular rows of trees lining “the most beautiful avenue of the world” inspired the design of the finely engraved crystal leaves that adorn the Champs-Elysées bowl. In this work of art, the artist captures the beautiful essence of Paris. This emblematic artwork was designed in 1951 by Marc Lalique. Today, Lalique has breathed new life into it with the technique of gold luster. By a mysterious alchemy, the gold harmonizes differently with each work of art. Thus, as in nature, each gold Champs-Elysées bowl is absolutely unique. Trained as a jeweler at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Paris in the late 1880's, Rene Lalique gained recognition as an independent designer for some of the era's great jewelry houses including Cartier and Boucheron. Eventually, he turned to glassmaking, and his techniques were a triumph for the Art Deco movement. Every piece of Lalique is finely detailed and produced by hand in Alsace, France.