“Acanthes” Vase

Rene Lalique

About 1925

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Round cover to an object of solid light blue jasper with white relief decoration, along the side a band of roses and on the top in white relief Aurora, goddess of the dawn in a chariot drawn by horses, in gold-tone mount.
Rectangular tablet of solid light blue jasper with dark blue jasper dip and white relief decoration depicting five of the nine Muses—Erato with her kithara, Muse of choral dance and song; Melpomene holding a dagger, Muse of tragedy; Calliope writing, Muse of epic poetry; Thalia holding a comic mask, Muse of comedy; and Urania next to her globe, Muse of astronomy.
Vase with an elongated cup shape and tapered base. The exterior is decorated with dimensional bands along the vase's form. One thin groove runs along the center of the body, with several shallower grooves as well. The top of the vase has a rougher texture, appears almost sanded. The vase's interior is glazed a dark red/purple with some irregularities.
Frieze table of solid light blue jasper with applied white jasper relief decoration of four dancing Bacchante figures, one draped woman, one man wearing an animal skin and playing pipes, one woman with a tambourine, and one man (possibly Bacchus) wearing an animal skin and holding a staff with a lioness at his feet, all standing on a narrow piece of ground.