Tigre Vase, Amber Crystal

Through the incredible magic of blown crystal, lines interweave and the Zebra Vase breathes life into a powerful tiger. This jungle genius' flowing fur rushes for the light. 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.