Belt Buckle
Rene LALIQUE
Lalique first made his name as a jeweller, before turning to designing for glass. He worked with a range of metals and coloured stones, treating the whole form as a sculpted work of art, and breaking with the prevailing taste for diamonds in an unobtrusive setting. The orchid was a popular Art Nouveau subject as it naturally combined the exotic with exaggerated curves.
Title
Belt Buckle
Artist/Maker and role
Rene LALIQUE
Date
c 1900
Medium
sterling silver & silver gilt (in grey kid-covered silk & velvet-lined fitted case)
Measurements
7.4 x 9.5 cm
Credit line
Purchased 1984
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
1984/00M9