Topic: HELP!! Lavender ashtray 4 faces each a different race! Marked R.Lalique..but not

[KevinH]

Personally I don't believe it's necessary for you to go to the trouble of photographing the mark....

But it could be useful for others to see what the mark looks like as it may help them to avoid similar problems.

[Mosquito]

Hi Kevin, you're right, however René Lalique's output can always be identified by consulting Marchilac. The 1932 catalogue is also a great resource for those with less deep pockets. False Lalique marks are now so common (and vary from the atrocious to the quite convincing looking) that I wouldn't advise anyone to attribute their glass to Lalique on the basis of mark alone.

Rlalique.com already have a gallery of spurious marks available here: http://rlalique.com/Sections/Fakes/FakesSigs/fakesignatures1.html

[stew2u2]

i know it would have been nice if it was lalique but if it was your mams fav it does not matter if joe blogs made it it still a very nice piece.
the only time to get upset is if you paid a lot of money for it and want to sell it. you cant put a price on sentimental pieces.
i like it and thanks for sharing
stew

[Anne]

How fascinating! Steven's link http://www.schubert-crystal.com/en/historicka-sbirka/heinrich-hoffmann-24/ also includes clear frosted leg bookends like the green ones here: http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,45727.0.html