René Lalique (1860-1945) was a French glass designer known for items such as perfume bottles, vases and table ornaments, small boxes, drinking vessels, a wide variety of light fittings and car mascots.
He was also a successful jewellery designer.
Lalique moved his family to the Wingen-sur-Moder area in the early 1920s and opened the factory in 1922.
His former home nearby is now a hotel and restaurant and the French state-run Musee Lalique is in the same village.
Read more about Lalique items that have been bought and sold.
Read Antiques Trade Gazette’s Lalique guide.