How do I find out the value of Lalique swan purchased in 1978
Rene Lalique died in 1945 just as World War II was ending in Europe. He designed up until the early 1940's. See the related link below for the Rene Lalique Biography at RLalique.com for more information about his many designs, his life, and the years leading up to the end of his long career and his death.
try to work out the letters ask others if they can and type it in google .google might correct you and tthat way you might find the artist
here is the the link to the photos of the piece http://www.flickr.com/photos/ams914/ I think the signature is D. Makutz. I looked the name up on the internet, but couldn't find an artist associated with the name.
Crystal Carson's birth name is Rudloff, Crystal.
Billy Crystal's birth name is William Edward Crystal.
One of the most popular and high end brands of crystal is the Waterford company. Other top brands of crystal include Swarovski, Baccarat, and Lalique.
In the early 1900's, the great French artist and industrialist Rene Lalique switched careers, retiring as the world's most celebrated jeweler, and becoming the greatest glass artist and glass manufacturer in the world. His brought art into the lives of everyday people by making household objects into art objects. His works became known simply as RLalique. He produced an amazing, almost dizzying array of R.Lalique glass objects in every form from ashtrays and cachets, to vases, jewelry, tableware and car mascots. After his death in 1945, his son Marc Lalique changed the nature of the production and marketing by dropping the R Lalique name, and changing the products from glass to crystal, a higher lead content and heavier product. The family of Rene Lalique no longer has an interest in the company that today sells and markets its crystal products under the name Lalique. For a complete biography of Rene Lalique and extensive information on the works he created during his lifetime, his RLalique as it is known, see the website RLalique.com (link below). If you are looking for information on crystal items produced after the death of Rene Lalique, you can find out about these products at the Lalique company web address www.cristallalique.fr.
Pre 1945 Rene Lalique glass does not bear his full name, You can never say never with RLalique, but if you have a piece with his full name as a signature, you likely should get it looked at by an expert. Typical signatures are R Lalique (with and without a period after the R), sometimes with France added afterwards or underneath, and sometimes just Lalique with no R in front! If you have a particular piece you would want looked at for authentication, RLalique.com does free authentications of R Lalique items for owners of pieces that are purported to be the work of Rene Lalique. I'll put a link in the related link section below to the authentication page of the RLalique.com website.
The problem is you, it is not lalique
René Lalique died in 1945.
René Lalique was born in 1860.
Suzanne Lalique was born in 1892.
Yes
Suzanne Lalique died in 1989, in Paris, France.
The easisest and most reliable way to authenticate the work of Rene Lalique (which is glass made by Rene Lalique or his company R. Lalique et Cie, before his death in 1945, and which is commonly referred to in writing as RLalique, R.Lalique, and R Lalique, all of which are just spoken RLalique no matter how it's punctuated), is to go to RLalique.com (see link below) and take advantage of the free RLalique authentication service. Basically, you email a photo of the item you have that you believe is R.Lalique, and if it is possible to tell you from the photo (which it usually is), you will find out for free with absolutely no obligation of any kind if your item is really a piece of R Lalique, or just something that is being passed off falsely as R Lalique. At RLalique.com you can also review the extensive library of photos of forged and faked items passed off as R Lalique to see if your item is pictured. There is a wealth of information on R Lalique look alikes, R Lalique fakes, R Lalique forgeries, attempted copies of R Lalique items, and also sections on color changed RLalique pieces and phony RLalique signatures. For more information try the related link below
it depends on the crystal as well as how small the piece is.
The price of crystal vases varies enormously. Cost depends on several factors such as size, quality, condition, rarity and manufacturer. For example, Waterford or Lalique crystal will command a much higher price than a medium sized modern day vase.