Lalique - Joueur de Pipeau decorative panel clear crystal 

The architectural projects of René Lalique collaborations played a large part in his career. His highly developed sense of balance and harmony alongside his total technical mastery of glass working made him ideally suited to the challenge of creating works on a monumental scale. In 1928, René Lalique designed the Reed Piper panel to adorn the famous Venice Simplon Orient Express train. Highlighted by the glare of crystal, a male figure celebrates the worship of Bacchus among wine shoots and stylized bunches of grapes.

Lalique

Before becoming a brand, it was the name of a man, a genius artist, René-Jules Lalique and his heirs who shared his creative flame. René Lalique was born in Aÿ-en-Champagne in the Marne region of France. A few years later, the Lalique family moved to Paris, but continued to spend the holidays in Aÿ. René Lalique remained deeply attached to his birthplace throughout his life. In 1887 he opened a business in Rue du Quatre-Septembre. Already in 1888 he designed his first finely wrought gold Parures inspired by antiquity and japonism, breaking the tradition of jewelry with the inclusion of innovative materials in his pieces. In 1888,  he recorded his "RL" stamp and engraved the unique pieces created in his workshop with these letters.