2392691

Lalique Crystal PL "Deux Oiseaux" (Two Birds) #2392691

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Lalique Crystal PL  Deux Oiseaux  (Two Birds)  #2392691
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"Deux Oiseaux" (Two Birds) is a full lead-crystal plate. It is the First plate issued by Lalique in its Annual Series that began in 1965. The issue was limited to 2000 plates. The Annual Series was discontinued in 1976. <P> Lalique designed this plate so that the birds are incised into the crystal (not printed as color transfers or hand-painted on the surface). The plates in this series were never numbered, nor were certificates of authenticity ever issued. The date 1965 and the name "Lalique-France" are the only engraved identification marks on the crystal. The original Lalique sticker is still on the outer rim of the plate (see photo) <P> "It is generally acknowledged within the industry that this plate started the so-called modern era of limited edition plate collecting", as stated by Vivienne Saidel formerly the Administrative Co-Ordinator of Plate World. <P> Until 1965 the major companies that designed and manufactured plates (like Bing & Grondahl and Royal Copenhagen) produced their series only in porcelain, only with color transfers, only in blue and white and never in limited editions. <P> Aside from being an Object d'art Deux Oiseaux is unique because it was the first non-Scandinavian plate, the first non-blue and white plate, and the first non-porcelain plate EVER SOLD in a strictly limited edition series. <P> In 1983 Susan Jones, the renowned Collectible Investment Advisor valued Deux Oiseaux at $1600. In 1984 The Plate Collector Publication valued it at $1700. <P> ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Mint</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1965</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:France</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Lalique</td></tr>


<tr><td>Width:8.5" Diameter</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Lalique Crystal PL "Deux Oiseaux" (Two Birds) </td></tr>

<tr><td>Materials:Leaded Crystal</td></tr>

<tr><td>Location:Frederick, MD</td></tr>
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