Vase, 1929, Glass, 7 1/8 × 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (18.1 × 11.4 × 11.4 cm), Glass, This piece was made using the cire-perdue, or “lost wax,” method, more traditional to bronze sculpture but perfected by Lalique for glass. A full-scale model of the design carved in wax would be covered with plaster; after the wax was melted, molten glass was poured into the reserve, which was broken away after the glass had solidified
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Vase, 1929, Glass, 7 1/8, 4 1/2, 18.1, 11.4, 11.4 cm, piece, using, cire-perdue, lost wax, method, traditional, bronze sculpture, perfected, Lalique, glass, full-scale model, design carved, wax, covered, plaster, melted, molten glass, poured, reserve, broken away, solidified
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