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Rene Lalique CopiesR Lalique Copies: Of the thousands of different Lalique items produced during the lifetime of Rene Lalique, there are only a small number that have been copied so closely that they can fool even some R Lalique collectors. Most of what is labeled falsely as Lalique are items that are similar in style but not close copies, so for the collector, it is not a big problem. Here we identify the pieces that we have seen copies that are close enough to the real thing, that these copies create cause for concern even if you are familiar with the works of Rene Lalique. We also have a few items that aren't all that close, but we see them being sold repeatedly as R. Lalique and fooling a decent number of buyers. Again, just be cautious when acquiring these closely copied models to be sure you are getting a genuine Rene Lalique item and not a copy. Also, keep in mind that most of these copies were not intended at the time of manufacture to fool anyone. Someone just borrowed, bought, or appropriated what they thought was a good design. However in more modern times, with a little polishing, a little patina, and maybe a little signature addition or alteration, or even just an innocent assumption or innocent misrepresentation by the seller, these close copies can present a problem for the unsuspecting purchaser. Following are known items of concern. If you have questions about a particular piece or any specific concerns, check our R. Lalique Authentication Services for information on how we can help.
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The Consolidated Glass Company, operating a large glass manufacturing plant in Pennsylvania, made a line of glass items called Martele, which was introduced after the 1925 Paris Exhibition and was produced up until the 1960's. This line, as described by its designers, and as obvious from appearances, was heavily influenced by the designs of Rene Lalique, including one work which is a direct copy. There are several vases in this line notably Bird of Paradise, which are nearly copies of Rene Lalique designs. The Bird of Paradise vase is a close (but distinguishable) copy of the RLalique Aras Vase. So for these several items, the differences can be spotted quite easily, without even a close inspection. However, there is one design that is basically identical to an RLalique design, the Consolidated Love Birds Vase. This vase is a near perfect copy of the RLalique Perruches Vase, and was made by Consolidated in a variety of colors and finishes. On appearance, this vase is good enough to fool many people, including novice collectors. However, the main visual difference is that the rim of the Consolidated vase is slightly everted at the top. But in the non-cased (double layer of glass) versions of the vase, it appears that this everted part of the rim can be polished away, leaving a visually amazingly good copy of the RLalique Perruches. Of course, Consolidated marketed these vases as their own, and had no intent to fool anyone. But with the passage of time, there have been Love Birds vases appearing on the market with spurious signatures, patinas and some polishing, that have been represented as RLalique. As we discussed in the 
In recent years, several Archers Vases have appeared from the same location, that have given cause for concern.
No-neck Archers versions have also appeared in weird colors, perhaps these were made by someone as lamp bases.
Further down on the right is a modern blue copy with the signature shown below it. Also below that is a modern amber copy this time showing the signature across on the left side. As of this writing in June 2015, additional Archers Vase copies are coming into the market, possibly newly manufactured.
Two different colored Espalion Vases have come to light that are both later fakes. The dark almost neon green one shown here has appeared thrice that we know of in the last 5 years. All examples had the same color, the same poor finish to the base area, and the same signature.
For this second example, notice the shape of the vase is a little off, and the underside is rough with an obvious forged signature.
Without a doubt this is the R. Lalique Vase that appears in suspect form more than any other vase. It has appeared in many unusual colors, as well as some of the standard R. Lalique varieties such as clear and frosted (with and without patina) and blue. These vases initially were characterized by a very high thick rim as you can see clearly by the obviously fake green example above. But lately there have been examples that more closely match the real R. Lalique version at least in rim shape and height. The actual vase design is nearly identical to the R. Lalique Sauterelles. There are enough of these copies floating around that for this vase, serious caution is required if you are considering an acquisition of a colored or clear and frosted Sauterelles, even for experienced collectors. We have never seen (as of 2022) a fake cased white opalescent Sauterelles likely owing to the difficulties of creating a cased glass copy. That would be your best bet if you want to play it safe.
In addition to making a nearly exact copy of the Perruches Vase, Consolidated glass made a somewhat close-copy of the Aras Vase that they called a Cockatoo Vase. The vertical lines on the neck and above the base are not found on the original R. Lalique Aras.
Very low quality Acanthes Vases have appeared over time, as well as Acanthes Vases that are both low quality and have straight necks. The straight rim versions are usually in clear or frosted glass, but there have been several colored ones including pink and purple. Low quality fake Acanthes Vases with properly shaped rims have also appeared mainly in frosted and shades of blue; however there are other colors.
You don't want any Acanthes that does not have a sharply detailed design, the right areas frosted and unfrosted, the properly shaped rim, a known R. Lalique color for this vase, and the appropriate signature. There are many more fakes than real versions of this vase in the marketplace.
There is one pretty close opalescent copy to the Malines Vase. It sometimes appears with a spurious signature or just advertised as RLalique even though it is not. We have never seen this close call in colored, clear, or frosted glass. This close call was manufactured by the Fenton Art Glass Company but was sold in bulk unsigned to at least two other glass companies for retail marketing. Those companies were DeVilbiss and Wrisley. The suspect Malines is pictured, including one with an original wooden stopper. It may have been retailed with more than one style stopper, and was also reported to have been made to accommodate an atomizer as well.
And there are also Czech close copies of the Longchamp as shown to the right. They typically (but not always) are on a black base. Obviously, if you were trying to fool someone, you'd lose the base.
That watermarked frosted example has a fake raised R. Lalique signature shown here, which appears to be in the mold, but which is not molded and is not authentic. We also have shown amethyst and neon green glass fakes, both likely Czech as well.
Copies of the Hawk's Head mascot have appeared in a few different colors, including the pictured solid white, and clear. It has been reported that these copies were made under license from Rene Lalique in Argentina by the Rigolleau Glass Company, though we do not know if this is the only source. Several of the examples shown here with the high bases have the raised molded signature Rigolleau. You can envision with a reduced height base, a little polishing to remove the signature, and then a new signature and voila! The white examples in the watermarked photos show exactly that short series of alterations.
The Vezelay Ashtray by R. Lalique was copied by the Heisey Glass Company of Newark Ohio. They made it sometime between 1927 and 1933 in the green color shown here which Heisey called Moongleam, and in the pink color also shown in views of the top and the underside, which they called Flamingo (who would have thought). It was reportedly made in a light purple color they called Hawthorne, and clear crystal as well. The pictured copies are unsigned (unless a forged signature is added) and are quite good (as copies go), but not RLalique. And they are missing the molded R. LALIQUE signature found on the authentic versions on the top side near one of the corners.
The pictured vase appeared in 2009 with an R. Lalique signature. It's discussed in this 
The Coq Nain was sold by Rene Lalique as both a car mascot and a paperweight. There are 3 known Coq Nain "colors". Rene Lalique made the Coq Nain in clear glass and in a dark gray/topaz color typically with a red center. Some original clear Coq Nain car mascots have been seen with a bit of a light amethyst tint to them. That tint is caused by long term exposure to sunlight and is not be to confused with ones that were radiated long after they were sold to change them from clear to purple in color.
The copies have been seen in frosted glass, and also in funky colors including the several shown here. There may be other colors out there, and of course different cameras, screens, and lighting will show them all a bit differently The copies have appeared with no signature, with a scratched Lalique France signature, with an engraved R. Lalique, and with the full R. Lalique France signature, including molded on the bottom, and molded on the side.
Modern opalescent examples with forged signatures have also appeared from time to time. We do not know the source of these opalescent examples. 
The clock shown in the photos here is a very close copy of the R Lalique clock Deux Colombes. When compared to a real Rene Lalique clock, a quick check of the position of the tops of the birds heads or the amount of space at the bottom of the clock underneath the dial will reveal the close copy shown here. The close copy has the left bird head elevated, and more space below the dial.
The blue bird pictured is the close copy of Chardonneret Hardi and is accompanied by a photo of the forged signature that was on the underside of the base of bird. If you carefully compare the design detail of the close call to the original Rene Lalique Model, especially on the front side of the bird, you will be able to pick out the differences.
After World War II, the company began contracting out and importing from West Germany. It is there that we believe the close copies of the Muguet Perfume Bottle were made. Three colors of stoppers have appeared that we can attribute to Iris. One is described variously as pale green, neon green, jade or just green, and the other as pale amethyst or clear lavender. An unmarked blue stoppered version has also appeared which we believe is also an Irice bottle but we have not seen a blue one with a label or markings to confirm this.
Lalique made the Cannele Ceiling Cover as a generic piece that could be bought separately from a hanging light fixture and could be used to hide the hole in the ceiling where the wires come out and where the fixture is hung from a suspension bracket of some kind. The Cannelé came in two sizes; the larger 16 centimeter size was Model No. 2800, and the smaller 10 centimeter size was Model No. 2801. Czech copies (shown in the photos) of the smaller one (and possibly the large one as well) have appeared and they have been offered for sale as authentic Rene Lalique "Cache-Bélieres" or roughly translated "suspension brace masks". Authentic Cannelés are hard to come by and care should be taken in purchasing this model to ensure you are not buying a Czech copy. 
A low quality copy of the 1931 Rene Lalique Owl Paperweight - Chouette has appeared. We have seen several of these. The identifying factors are low mold quality and poor detail in the design, the entire outside is frosted (except the underside of the base), and there are very heavy mold lines. There may be no signature, or they may be marked with an S or SG. Of course there may also be a spurious later added R. Lalique mark of some kind.
This perfume bottle, normally just referred to as Deux Anemones, has been the subject of modern close copying. The copies have a raised and flaring rim which distinguishes them from the original Rene Lalique version. Also, the shape and length of the stem of the stopper is different. Finally, the molding of the flower heads appears to be of lower quality. They are unsigned, or bear a spurious signature. This close copy has appeared with the label shown here, indicating it is made in Italy. 
The Deux Anemones perfume bottle has also been reproduced in some volume by the modern Lalique company. But these modern crystal reproductions do not have the same rim or stem as the close call shown here, and they will be signed with typical modern Cristal Lalique signatures depending on year of manufacture.
The Clairefontaine perfume bottle, an original 1931 Rene Lalique design, has been the subject of modern close copying. The copies have a raised and flaring rim which distinguishes them from the original Rene Lalique version. Also, when compared to an original Rene Lalique Glass Clairefontaine, the neck of the stopper as it comes out of the bottle (the shape and length of the stem) is different.
This perfume bottle has also been copied in the modern era, but with an easily distinguishable stopper that differs from the original both in the design and the length of the stem. These bottles appear unsigned, or with spurious signatures. The Deux Fleurs perfume bottle has also been reproduced by the modern Lalique company. The modern crystal reproductions do not have the same stopper design or stem as the close call shown here, and they will be signed with typical modern Cristal Lalique signatures depending on year of manufacture.
This butterfly design perfume bottle for L. T. Piver was introduced in 1912. But there is a later and similar version that is not R. Lalique. Shown on the left is the later version in frosted glass with patina. The butterflies on the close copy are a different design than the documented R. Lalique model and they are less sharp (clunkier). All three photos shown here are of the same model close copy.
The easiest way to differentiate this copy is by the mold line. The clear bottle with some perfume in it shown on the left has a straight mold line running from 9 o'clock on the left edge between the butterfly wings to 3 o'clock on the right edge after going thru the inward facing butterfly on the right. It's not in the same place relative to the design as the mold line on the original bottle. See this 
This close call has also appeared with a hangtag for the perfumer Bryenne, showing at about 5:00 on the empty clear and patinated perfume bottle to the left. 
For at least the last 10 years, copies of the Lys Pendant have appeared from time to time in various places around the world. There are subtle yet noticeable differences in the design, some have colors that are not typical R. Lalique colors, and in any event, if there is a signature it will be spurious. Here are two photos under different lighting of the same pendant.
Shown is a milk glass tray and the same tray in green glass attributed to Fenton Glass that are very close in shape, style and design to the Rene Lalique Charme Bowl and the three part Charme Jardiniere centerpiece. These trays are a different size than the authentic pieces, but the design leaves plenty of room for collectors to be fooled, both in the style of the piece, the same overhanging rim, and the molded rim decoration.
We don't know the source of this close-call. The example shown is the only one we have ever seen. It does appear to be more like crystal than glass, but we did not have a chance to handle it to know for sure.
Rene Lalique created and used the two birds design on several objects, including a seal (cachet) designed in 1931. There is modern close copy of the original that is shown here in two different examples. The differences between the copy and the original are easily seen in the sharpness of the design details on the original and the lower quality of the copy. It is especially evident in the molding of the side feathers and the chunkier shape of the birds' tails. Also the base of the copy is wider in relation to the size of the birds than it is on the original.
Rene Lalique created and used the single small bird motif on several items including the Pinson Ashtray and the Pinson Cachet (seal). The ashtray (cendrier) is the seal attached to a round dish. This close copy appeared with the same "Genuine Lead Cristal Over 24% Pbo Made in Italy" sticker that was also on the Vase Deux Anemones Perfume Bottle which is listed here and which shows a clear photo of that same label. This bird ashtray was described as being about 3 and 3/4 inches diameter.
In 1939 Rene Lalique created the glass Versailles vase. This model has also been reproduced extensively by the modern lalique company after the death of Rene Lalique in both clear and frosted crystal and in a rich blue crystal. But it appears on this page because there is also a close call of this vase made by the Godinger Company that can be bought new today. That close call is shown here. The easily distinguishing difference is that the original R. Lalique Versailles is listed in the catalogue as 35.5 centimeters or approximately 14 inches. The crystal reproduction Lalique Versailles is also 14 inches. The Godinger Athena Vase is only 12 inches tall. Note that the Godinger close call can be bought new for under $70 as of this writing.
This close call appeared in 2012 sporting a script Lalique signature on the underside of the base. It's a bit of a close call to label this a close call as there are significant differences in the base when compared to an authentic Rene Lalique Faucon Car Mascot. In addition, the close call is listed at 8.25 inches high, about 2 inches taller than a real one. It is fully frosted while the real one is clear and frosted. And finally it seriously lacks the detail of the real ones. This appeared being sold by a Czech based seller, so we assume it's of Czech origin, but we don't know for certain.
This close call only relates to unsigned or spuriously signed green colored glass Gui Vases. Over the last decade, several unsigned green glass Gui Vases have come to market. Each was the same color of green, and either was unsigned or bore an obviously spurious signature. We do not know the origin of these vases, but judge it unlikely that a batch of green Gui Vases intentionally or by virtue of a huge mistake left the factory unsigned. So caution should be exercised in the purchase of any green Gui, and to the extent the color matches the one shown here, or the signature is an obvious fake, extreme caution is recommended. For additional information see the news article about the appearance of these highly suspicious 
We've only seen one of these, but it's an obvious attempt to duplicate a Druide Vase. The quality is poor. At least one heavy mold line runs down the vase and the rim is malformed as shown in the photos.
This pendant is a close copy of the original Rene Lalique design. The size and shape are very close. Missing is the 2nd hole for the hanging tassle. It's replaced by a flower that matches the ones above the girl's head. Also the girl's face is not as close to the dove as the original, where she appears to be kissing the dove. As a result of the head being higher, the beak of the bird on the right is touching the girl's cheek in the copy, where in the original the beak is touching the side of the forehead above the eye.
This pendant is a marginally close copy of the original Rene Lalique design. The butterflies are not quite as close up to the edge of the pendant as the original, and the size of only 3.5 cm is measurably smaller than the original 5.5 cm. Also the quality and detail is not the same as the original, and the example shown here does not have the hole drilled for the neck cord.
A somewhat close copy of the original Rene Lalique model. A comparison of the details in many areas such as the lower left hand side makes the copy easy to spot. And of course the base is never the same. Seen with the typical block letter signature forged on Czech pieces that are not authentic R. Lalique.
The green vase appeared in Spain at Balclis Auction House in March 2015 where they reported it sold for €4750. The blue one sold in the U.S. at Heritage Auction House in November 2015 for nearly $12,000. Note that after the publication of our article linked below about the sale of the blue vase at Heritage, that vase disappeared from the Heritage website. No worries, of course we have screen shots from before it vanished and have added a picture to the end of the article linked below.
A bright blue fake just appeared at Im Kinsky Auction House as Lot 627 in their July 6, 2021 Sale. We notified the auction house with all the relvant information 2 weeks before the sale, but they sold it anyway for a hammer price of €5000 and an all-in amount over €6000. A total scandal. You can read both blog posts about that vase at 
The Coty Muguet Perfume Bottle by Rene Lalique is one of the most often seen R. Lalique bottles. It has a clear undecorated container and a frosted and patinated rectangular stopper having two butterflies and berries. It was used by Coty for many of their fragrances. However, back in the day, Coty also contracted with Baccarat to make a bottle that closely resembles the R. Lalique Perfume Bottle. These Baccarat bottles are often thought to be R. Lalique and they often show up advertised just that way. Coty also closely copied this bottle in his own glassworks.
The close calls have appeared labeled for many different fragrances including L'Or, L'Origan, La Violette Pourpre, and La Rose Jacqueminot. They can be distinguished by the sloped/drooping shoulders of the top of the bottle when compared to the authentic R. Lalique bottle. Also some of the copies taper on the sides so they are less wide at the bottom of the container than on the top of the container. The bottle on the upper left shown here has both sloped/drooping shoulders and narrows to the bottom. But many bottles have only one or the other distinguishing feature and not both. And keep in mind these close copies may not conform to the known couple of sizes of the original R. Lalique bottles.
Also the close calls were usually signed "Coty France" or "Coty" at the time of manufacture, They have also appeared unsigned. One signature example is shown here. But these signatures can be erased and spurious R. Lalique signatures are sometimes added.
And here is an example of a close copy with very little shoulder droop and tapering sides labeled for Coty's L'Origan fragrance that is signed Coty France.
L'Effleurt for Coty is another bottle that was copied by Coty either by retaining other glass companies to make copies or directly copied in crystal when he opened his crystalworks. The real L'Effleurt bottle has a single plaque like decoration on the front that is in reality molded as part of the container. That plaque has appeared with 3 different signature configurations. First is just LALIQUE molded near the lower right of the plaque. Next it's LALIQUE in the same place but beneath it is molded L'EFFLEURT DE COTY at the bottom of the plaque below the LALIQUE signature. Coty, either by contracting the Lalique design out to other glassmakers or by his own hand after opening his crystalworks, created a bottle that is not signed anywhere for Lalique, and is only signed in the mold at the bottom of the plaque L'EFFLEURT DE COTY! The rule of thumb on this bottle is that if the LALIQUE signature is missing, it's not made by Lalique. We've pictured several signature examples here. The first is just the LALIQUE signature. The next 3 are LALIQUE and L'EFFLEURT DE COTY. Notice on the 3rd one that LALIQUE is faintly there. We have seen several auction houses miss that signature when it was faint and only call out the fragrance name. The last picture is just L'EFFLEURT DE COTY; the LALIQUE name is nowhere to be found. That's the one you don't want. It's not only not made by Lalique, but it's likely to be crystal instead of glass. Note we have never seen any markings on the underside of these bottles. They are signed on the front at the bottom of the plaque, and further marks were apparently deemed unnecessary by Lalique, and also by Coty being content with only the Coty mark on the plaque when he started having close-copies made.
The starfish shaped bottle that Lalique created in 1930 for Lucien Lelong was for the scents Parfum A, Parfum B, and Parfum C. Later, Lelong had another glassworks make a very similar bottle for the scent Gardenia. This bottle is a close copy of Lalique's original, and often appears advertised as R. Lalique in auctions around the world. The differentiating factors are that the copy has a flat face in the center of the bottle for a label. The real bottle does not. The copy does not have the molded R. Lalique signature on the underside. The real bottle has the molded R. Lalique signature. 
Finally, the protruding 8 ribs of the original are much more pronounced than the similar sections on the copy.
In 1935 Rene Lalique created a near copy of the Maison Lalique Gregoire Perfume Bottle for Mary Dunhill's new fragrance Flowers of Devonshire. It's the same as Gregoire with the same matching design stopper on the outside, but the stopper has a long dauber not found on the original Gregoire. Mary Dunhill subsequently commissioned another glassworks to make the Flowers of Devonshire Perfume Bottle in 2 different sizes each with its own different stopper design than Gregoire. Obviously they both are different from the dauber added stopper on the original R. Lalique Flowers of Devonshire Bottle. These two later bottles shown in the photo that are not R. Lalique bottles, often appear advertised today as Gregoire and/or R. Lalique, and were sold with the Flowers of Devonshire fragrance when new. They were not marked R. Lalique (though they may now have spurious signatures), and at least one example of one of the two bottles has appeared with a molded signature for Mary Dunhill. Both are shown here, along with period ads documenting their sale by Dunhill.
The best measurements we have are a height 2 and 7/8 inches and a width of 2 inches for the one with the frosted flower bud like stopper that is also the one we know had the (sometimes faint) molded signature. And 2 and 3/8 inches high by 1 and 1/2 inches wide for the one with the clear round ball shaped stopper that has appeared unsigned. The original Gregoire and the original R. Lalique Flowers of Devonshire were both 9.8 cm tall, or just under 4 inches.
We have not seen these 2 bottles labeled for other scents but it's possible Mary Dunhill used them for fragrances other than Flowers of Devonshire.
Rene Lalique produced only 1 bottle for the Perfumer Corday. It was the 1938 cylindrical perfume bottle for the fragrance Tzigane and it was made in 4 sizes: 11.5 cm, 13.5 cm, 17.5 cm, and 21 cm.
Finally, some of the copies don't have a serrated edge to the lower top of the stopper like the original version. The copy shown here on the right with the (GYPSY) label near the top of the bottle (tzigane is the French word for gypsy) is the one that we've seen with a non-serrated bottom stopper edge, and a sticker on the underside and no signature.
Rene Lalique created this design for Coty in 1911. The bottle was made in over half-a-dozen sizes and was used by Coty as the Eau De Toilette for most of their fragrances. But by 1920 Coty was making the bottle in his own glassworks. The Coty copies are nearly identical to and are often sold as authentic R. Lalique Perfume Bottles. The big difference is the signatures. The Coty copies don't have an R. Lalique signature. They are signed COTY and FRANCE or just COTY, or they have no signature at all.
Keep in mind there are other varying degrees of "close" copies of the original Rene Lalique design by other perfume companies as well. What they all have in common is no authentic R. Lalique signature.
Persona and Psyka are similar design bottles made by Rene Lalique for Roger & Gallet. The immediate visible differences are that Persona has a long neck with a flame type stopper, and Psyka has a short neck with a leaf motif nose cone shaped stopper. The close call bottle here is 8.5 cm or about the height of the smaller Persona Bottle. And that would make it slightly smaller than Psyka. It has a stopper very similar to Persona and a shape very similar to Psyka. The close call is not signed unless a spurious signature is later added.
In 1910 Rene Lalique created the Lalique Pourpre Perfume Bottle for Francois Coty. That bottle has the early intaglio molded long-tail L LALIQUE signature in the center of the underside.
The 1921 Entrelacs Perfume Bottle that Rene Lalique created for Volnay has a much more detailed but somewhat similar design than a bottle created for Volnay a year earlier by André Jollivet. Let's call the Jollivet bottle a prequel. Because of the close resemblance of the stoppers, the shape of both the bottles and stoppers, the labeling, the somewhat close design, and the fact that we have seen the Jollivet bottle offered as R. Lalique at auction, we decided to include it here. The R. Lalique bottle was used for many different fragrances, as apparently was the Jollivet bottle. Here you see the Jollivet bottle labeled for Ambre Indien and Ambre De Siam.
The 1911 Clematite Box was designed and produced by Lalique for Coty. The original R. Lalique Box bears the relief molded signature LALIQUE DÉPOSÉ to the underside of the base as shown in 2 examples on the model page for this model. The box was later copied by Coty in his own glassworks. The Coty copies are either unsigned or molded Coty France to the underside and do not have the relief molded LALIQUE DÉPOSÉ marking as discussed above, though they may have some other version of that mark that is not the same as the one in our examples for original boxes. We have not had the Coty copy next to a Lalique original to make additional comparisons, but at the very least, you want the version with the correct LALIQUE DÉPOSÉ and should avoid unsigned or Coty signed examples.
This isn't just a close call. It's a tough call because it might just turn out that there are no copies! And also that there are no originals! It might be that all the Heliotrope bottles were made by Coty in his own glassworks and not by Rene Lalique. This possibility applies to both versions of Heliotrope. What follows applies to both the thistle motif stopper version you see here, and the version with the pointed stopper. Both versions have the same container.
And while the signature is easily removable, on the chance it turns out Lalique made some of these and Coty later copied the bottle on his own, as an R. Lalique collector, if you have to own this bottle, at least avoid any with the Coty signature, or any that have evidence something has been polished off or removed from the underside.
This close call of the Meudon Vase is about the same size and look as the real thing. The main distinguishing feature of the close call is the bottom of the base that has the circles of beads all around the underside as shown in two photos here. The real vase base is finished as you would expect with no decoration on the bottom.
Two of these close calls have appeared recently and neither one was signed. One was listed for sale at an auctionhouse in Canada as the work of Rene Lalique, and the other was identified by an auctionhouse as R. Lalique before they talked to us. This 2nd example had a flat top rim, but the decoration is easily polished off to more mimic the authentic vase. We've also included a photo of a bowl that came into one of the auctionhouses with the vase. The bowl is obviously not R. Lalique, has the beads circles on the base and was not signed. But it may help identify the company that created this close call.
We have serious doubts about Rene Lalique having made the original La Jacee Box that is not signed for Lalique but is signed for Coty France with a raised molded signature. That box was not originally made as a perfume bottle but as a jar or bottle for cream. The doubts about that box can be found on the model page for that box in the box section of the catalogue. However there is no question that the close copy shown here is definitely not R. Lalique.
The close call shown here has a nearly identical lid design on the lid and a similar bottle shape. But it can be distinguished easily because the stopper does not cover the top of the bottle and fit neatly along the outer edges matching up with the glass. The underside has four feet not present in the original. The underside has a molded radiating design from the center of the bottom pointing to the edges whereas the original underside is not decorated. The top of each side of the close call slants inwards toward the center of the top of the bottle, almost like a beveled edge. In the original, the entire side is straight up and down. The close call has been seen labeled for many different Coty scents including Chypre, Le Nouveau Gardenia, and L'Aimant. It has also appeared in red boxed sets with the construction of the box seemingly explaining the presence of the Coty feet to elevate the bottle above the lower front box frame. When the box is opened, the hinged front drops forward and reveals the bottles. If not for the feet, the bottles would be partly covered by the lower hinged frame. The wrap-up: This close call appears on this page because even though it can be easily distinguished it continues to appear advertised as R. Lalique.
Rene Lalique's great Russian motifs design for the Lengyel fragrance Parfum Impérial was created in 1936. The bottle was made in two sizes and both sizes were signed R. LALIQUE FRANCE in the mold to the underside.
Rene Lalique's great design for Chypre Amber dates to before 1914. 16 years later in 1928, Andre-Jollivet created a very similar bottle in both shape and decoration for Volnay. It almost looks like they tried to make just enough changes to not worry about Rene Lalique taking action on an intellectual property basis. The Jollivet bottle is what you see here in clear and frosted glass, as well as black glass. It can be differentiated in the following ways:
Coty copied many of the early R. Lalique bottle designs and this is another one. Ignore the heavy later patina on the stopper to the left. That copy is signed Coty France as shown below the bottle. Some Coty copies are unsigned like the Ambre Antique labeled bottle pictured on the right. 
You want the molded long-tail-L LALIQUE signature in the center of the underside. Avoid unsigned or Coty signed copies.
This ia another later copy by Coty of an original R. Lalique design. The bottle also is commonly known as Emeraude.
This is a copy of the Dans La Nuit Perfume Bottle for Worth often referred to as the Stars Perfume Bottle. It is not signed for René Lalique or the modern Lalique company. The underside is molded FRENCH BOTTLE R. LALIQUE CREATION AND VN. The R. LALIQUE CREATION is to give credit to René Lalique as the original designer. Worth had this bottle made by another glassmaker on the evidence of the R. LALIQUE CREATION AND VN marks to the underside, Dans La Nuit molded to the stopper, the Worth tags, no signature for modern the Lalique company, the fact that Worth has also had other R. Lalique designed bottles produced by other glassmakers from time to time, and finally that the Utts state that in the 2001 Addendum to their 1990 seminal work Lalique Perfume Bottles, that bottles marked R. LALIQUE CREATION were made by another glassmaker for Worth in 1985. The stopper has a blank reverse. We have not paid attention for other stoppers but it's possible there are additional different stoppers for this bottle.
This is a copy of the Dans La Nuit-4 Perfume Bottle for Worth. It is not signed for Rene Lalique or the modern Lalique company. The underside is completely blank with no markings of any kind. We believe that Worth had this bottle made by another glassmaker on the evidence of no signature for R. Lalique or the modern Lalique company, and the fact that Worth has also had other R. Lalique designed bottles produced by other glassmakers from time to time when Lalique was unable to keep up with their demand for bottles.
This is a copy of one of the Dans La Nuit Perfume Bottles for Worth. It is not signed for Rene Lalique or the modern Lalique company. The underside is molded BOTTLE MADE IN FRANCE. This copy and the original are 6 cm. Just like many of the pre-war versions, this copy has appeared with more than one stopper. The last photo is of a different example of this bottle with the dans la nuit and 1/4 moon stopper. We believe that Worth had this bottle made by another glassmaker on the evidence of no signature for R. Lalique or the modern Lalique company, information we've seen that Worth had this specific model in this specific size produced by a Spanish glass company at some time in the 1920's, and the fact that Worth has also had other R. Lalique designed bottles produced by other glassmakers from time to time.
This is a copy of the Rose Perfume Bottle for Worth. It is not signed for Rene Lalique or the modern Lalique company. The underside is molded WORTH. We believe that Worth had this bottle made by another glassmaker on the evidence of the WORTH molded signature, the Worth label, the lack of any Lalique signature, and the fact that Worth has also had other R. Lalique designed bottles produced by other glassmakers.
This is a copy of the Je Reviens-9 Perfume Bottle for Worth. It's signed with the molded CREATION signature indicating it was made post-war for Worth by someone other than the modern Lalique company. This example bottle is 9.2 cm but there may be other sizes. The stopper on this bottle may not be original to the bottle. It might have originally had the post-war fluted cylinder shaped stopper. Like many marriages (in perfume bottles and in life), the stopper here seems ill-fitting as shown in the picture on the lower left. Of course it could also just be poor fit and finish work by the company that made the bottle.
We have 2 different copies of this bottle. The first 4 (outer) photos are a copy with a stopper that is partly cork. It was almost certainly made in the U.S. during the war for Worth by an unknown glassmaker when deliveries from France were not possible. The bottle has both sides of the stopper with the sliver moon and stars, is molded WORTH to the lower front face and is labeled for the fragrance Imprudence. It has two other labels shown in the photos, the white one on the underside and the clear one that is smeared and barely readable at all on the reverse. Both labels mention New York. The stopper has an incorporated glass cap that fits neatly over the cork. The cork surrounds and adheres to the thinned stopper stem. The bottle is not signed for Lalique or anyone else. The only thing on the underside other than the white label is a relief molded 3.
The bottle to the left is an unsigned Je Reviens-5 copy made for Worth by a unknown glassmaker. The all-glass stopper is decorated on both sides, and WORTH is molded to the front face. The underside has no markings of any kind.
This is a modern copy of the Dans La Nuit-2 Perfume Bottle for Worth labeled for the Je Reviens fragrance. The bottle has no signature of any kind. The container has no molded decoration or words. This is the same bottle as Je Reviens-5 without WORTH molded to the lower front side and of course with possible different stoppers and neck shapes and thicknesses. This bottle is 24 cm. We've also seen a 21 cm example. There likely are other sizes. We believe Worth had this bottle made by a glassmaker other than Lalique based on the lack of any signature, the W on the stopper, the Je Reviens label, and the fact that Worth is known to have had other R. Lalique designs produced by other glassmakers.
This is a later copy made for Jaytho by an unknown glassmaker. The bottle does not have the expected molded R. LALIQUE signature that appears on the original bottles. The molded signature on the underside of these copies is either MADE IN FRANCE or MADE IN FRANCE BOTTLE. You can also expect a lower quality feel and mold quality when compared to the original bottles..
On the left is a later close copy made by an unknown glassmaker for Worth. The container has WORTH molded to the lower front and is otherwise covered with chevrons. It's molded MADE IN FRANCE to the underside. 
This is a later close copy made by an unknown glassmaker for Worth. The container has WORTH molded to the lower front and is otherwise undecorated. It has a chevrons stopper and PARIS FRANCE molded to the underside.
This is a modern copy of the smaller version of the Merles Et Raisins-1C Panel made by a U.S. glass studio. We have not gotten our hands on one of these and we don't have a high quality photo as of yet. We are working on both of the above. In the meantime, before purchasing this model panel we recommend you carefully compare any panel to the photos in the original auction house catalogues. 
This is a close copy of the Suzanne Statue. It's distinguishable by the design of the draped fabric.. It's very different from the draped fabric on the original R. Lalique Suzanne.
So we don't have a lot of info on this close copy. For now, we can say for sure avoid the neon green one! Seriously, the original is only known (at least by us) in frosted glass. And it has a concave underside with a raised molded R. Lalique signature. These are good starting points.
And in case you didn't get the first suggestion, since we don't have any other ones, we'll repeat it. Avoid the neon green one! The original is only known (at least by us) in frosted glass. And it has a concave underside with a raised molded R. Lalique signature. Updated April 24, 2021.
The close copy of the A Cotes Bouchon Papillons Perfume Bottle has a concave (recessed) base. In the original the molded ribs extend almost to the center of the underside. This makes the base on the original slightly convex (jutting out a bit). So the original rocks or trembles when you touch it because the base is not flat. Also the copy has a molded signature as seen in the photo that we cannot make out fully, but we think it starts with the letters Mode. Of course that signature can be polished down and eliminated. So focus on the concave base to identify the copy. It would be virtually impossible to fill that base in and make it look like an original underside.
Also to the left is a photo of the stopper on the copy. We have not yet compared that photo to an original. And a big thanks to to Ken Leach for providing these photos and information about the close copy. Updated April 30, 2021.