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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> Ren? Jules Lalique was born on April 61860 in the village of Ay in the Champagne region of France. In 1862 his family moved to the suburbs of Paris. In 1872 Lalique began attending College Turgot where he began studying drawing with Justin-Marie Lequien. After the death of his father in 1876 Lalique began working as an apprentice to Louis Aucoe who was a prominent jeweler and goldsmith in Paris. Lalique moved to London in 1878 to continue his studies. He spent two years attending Sydenham College developing his graphic design skills. He returned to Paris in 1880 and worked as an illustrator of jewelry creating designs for Cartier among others. In 1884 Lalique’s drawings were displayed at the National Exhibition of Industrial Arts organized at the Louvre. At the end of 1885 Lalique took over Jules Destapes’ jewelry workshop. Lalique’s design began to incorporate translucent enamels semiprecious stones ivory and hard stones. In 1889 at the Universal Exhibition in Paris the jewelry firms of Vever and Boucheron included collaborative works by Lalique in their displays. (LL)