09/01/2026
René Lalique, “Poplar” Pendant Necklace
c. 1898–1900
For René Lalique, jewelry was a medium for translating nature into light, color, and form.
This extraordinary pendant brings together a luminous fire opal with translucent plique-à-jour enamel.
Its stylized leaves and berries reveal Lalique’s fascination with Japonisme and the natural world.
The delicate enamel, suspended without a metal backing, allows light to pass through the jewel like miniature stained glass—a defining technical achievement of Art Nouveau jewelry.
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