Tianlong Dragon Sculpture, Red Crystal

As a symbol of nobility, power and honour, the dragon is the strongest element in Chinese astrology. Its native is courageous, ambitious and optimistic. Luck and success await him. 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.