Art Déco Jardiniere in Crystal, Val-Saint-Lambert
Important Art Déco Jardiniere made of crystal produced by Val-Saint-Lambert on a silver base marked Delheid.
Data sheet
- Style
- Art Déco
- Country of origin
- Belgium
- Material
- cut crystal, silver 800 / 1000e
- Signed
- Silver Hallmark Delheid
- Dimension
- H 35 cm, L 23 cm
The VAL-SAINT-LAMBERT crystal works were founded in 1825 in the former Val-St-Lambert monastery in Seraing, Belgium, south of Liège. To this day they are still run as a family business.
Well-known designers were Léon Ledru (1855–1926), Victor Horta, Henry van de Velde, Joseph Simon (1874–1960), Charles Graffart (1893–1967).
From 1920 onwards, production successfully focused on glassware in the Art Deco style. At the Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et industriels modernes in 1925, Val-Saint-Lambert's exhibits were awarded the Grand Prix.
The Brussels-based DELHEID company was founded in Brussels around 1828 and traded under the name Delheid Frères from 1862 onwards. The manufactory gained international recognition and its big breakthrough in the 1930s with its Art Deco production. The company existed until the early 1980s.