The radiance of satin-finished crystal highlights the Flora Petite Nude, Goddess of nature and spring in Roman mythology. Captivating with her voluptuous curves and charming grace, she watches over foliage; allowing nature to awake each year. The cherry blossoms on her back evoke the universally admired and wondrous blossoming of the Japanese cherry tree. Symbolizing the ephemeral character of beauty and life, she invites one to marvel at the present moment. 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.