A visual feast, journeying from his early work in jewels and furniture to his passion for glass.
The Genius Of Rene Lalique
Known as the 20th Century’s greatest glass designer/entrepreneur, Lalique’s work was unrivalled, combining his unique visual sense with a perfect understanding of glassmaking technologies. This talk is a visual feast, covering his early work in jewels and furniture before he dedicated the remainder of his life to glass, producing works that can now command tens of millions of pounds.
How to book this event:
No booking required for members.
Money raised by the sale of raffle tickets at our lectures, is used to raise money for Young/Community Arts so please bring along some cash to buy your raffle tickets. They are on sale in the lobby.
Guests welcome, £10 on the door refundable against membership should you join. Please let us know in advance by emailing bowdonmain@outlook.com so we can manage numbers.
THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER
Mr Andy McConnell
Has dealt in antiques since adolescence, but served an apprenticeship in journalism. After working in music, film and television, he returned to writing in 2004 as the author of the acclaimed tome The Decanter, An Illustrated History of Glass From 1650. He followed this in 2006 with Miller's' 20th Century Glass. He writes regularly for journals as diverse as The Times and Glass Circle News and runs Britain's largest antique and vintage glass gallery in Rye, Sussex. He is best known as the distinctly humorous glass specialist on BBC's evergreen Antiques Roadshow.
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