Lalique (France, Est. 1888)
René Jules Lalique (France, 1860-1945)
Art Deco ‘Soudan’ Ashtray
frosted crystal, c. post-1977
4 3/8” square
Notes: French Art Deco Soudan pattern ashtray designed in 1934 by Rene Jules Lalique and made at Lalique et Cie, France, signed appropriately on the flat cut base, ‘Lalique France’. The Art Deco design of parallel zigzags alternate with a line of clear then a line of frosted and textured zigzags with repeating dots, the whole made of one cut and polished piece of glass of the highest quality.
