RENÉ LALIQUE (1860-1945) "Saint-Nabor; two-light version" model designed on [28 April 1928], not continued after 1947 Rare suite of five sconces, each with two lights The tall tulip-shaped bulb covers are made from moulded, pressed and partly satin-finished glass The central T-shaped decorative plates are made of moulded-pressed clear glass Recessed and frosted decorations on the back Chromed metal frames Two decorative plates signed with the R. LALIQUE France stamp on their edges. Height 35.5 - Length 26 - Depth 12 cm (A small impact on the lower part of a decorative plate masked once the sconce was mounted, two tulips missing and damaged by about 2 cm at the edges, tiny scattered scratches on the decorative plates, tiny scattered small accidents and missing at the inner edges of the tulips, scattered oxidation on the mounts). Bibliography : Félix Marcilhac - R. Lalique, catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre de verre - Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2004. Model described on page 597 and referenced under number 2034. What better way to depict the fluidity of nature than in the shimmer of moulded pressed glass? We owe this fine idea to René Lalique, who demonstrated the breadth of his creativity with this rare suite of five sconces, the Saint Nabor model in 1928. The man who had been the most brilliant jeweller of his generation around 1900, and who was constantly on the lookout for artistic renewal, launched into large-scale production of moulded pressed glass in 1921. High-quality production for the general public rubbed shoulders with very luxurious production for prestigious commissions such as the Paquebot Normandy. Nature, which took the form of an incessant undulation in his jewellery creations around 1900, is here the subject of extreme simplification through a play on smoothness and amati, whose fine branches engraved with foliage are terminated by abats jours with barely suggested petals. The striking modernity of this model is commensurate with its rarity, and is reinforced by the number of sconces in this suite.