{"id":125,"date":"2009-01-10T05:12:57","date_gmt":"2009-01-10T12:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rlalique.com\/blog\/?p=125"},"modified":"2022-02-12T07:49:17","modified_gmt":"2022-02-12T14:49:17","slug":"who-bought-30-tons-of-r-lalique-glass-heres-american-success-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rlalique.com\/blog\/?p=125","title":{"rendered":"Who Bought 30 TONS of R Lalique Glass? A &#8220;Castle In The Air&#8221; and An American Success Story!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"Oviatt Building in Los Angeles Containing Tons of R Lalique\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/oviatt-front.jpg\" alt=\"Oviatt Building in Los Angeles Containing Tons of R Lalique\" \/>In 1906, James Oviatt left Salt Lake City and headed to Los Angeles to make his fortune. 5 years later in 1911, he partnered up with Frank Alexander to create what would become THE high end fashionable clothing store in Los Angeles: Alexander and Oviatt.<\/p>\n<p>Oviatt traveled extensively buying fabrics and keeping up with fashions worldwide to bring his clients the latest and greatest from around the world. 1925 saw Oviatt at the Paris Exposition, where he gave the great Rene Lalique a commission to fabricate the architectural glass for his planned Oviatt Building in Los Angeles, which was to become the first Art Deco building in the city. More than 30 tons of glass made for the new Oviatt Building were shipped thru the Panama Canal and installed all over the 12 story building.<\/p>\n<p>Lalique also created a perfume bottle to commemorate the opening of the building, the distinctive &#8220;<a href=\"\/rene-lalique-le-parfum-des-anges-perfume-bottle\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Le Parfum Des Anges<\/span><\/a>&#8221; which is pictured below.<\/p>\n<p>And Oviatt also ordered custom tableware from Lalique, monogrammed with his initials for use in the penthouse. Only a few pieces of this tableware are known to have survived.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"R Lalique Doors To Oviatt Building\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/oviatt-doors-r-lalique.jpg\" alt=\"R Lalique Doors To Oviatt Building\" \/>Oviatt and his wife lived on the top of the building, in a 10 room penthouse with two floors of outdoor terraces that became famous not just for the parties and the celebrities that frequently visited there, but also for the magnificent R Lalique glass which can still be found there to this day. The Penthouse terraces had a pool, tennis courts, a sand beach, a putting green, and gardens. Everyone from Howard Hughes to Errol Flynn frequented the penthouse. It was in its day, and it remains 80 years later, an amazing place. The Oviatts lived in the penthouse for nearly 50 years until the mid 70&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"Rene Lalique Designed Mailbox and Elevator Door Panels\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/oviatt-mail-elevator-r-lalique.jpg\" alt=\"Rene Lalique Designed Mailbox and Elevator Door Panels\" \/>Recently, the penthouse has been magnificently restored, and can be rented for weddings, parties, etc. The original roof top pool is gone, but you can party there both indoors and out with no curfew on your live music. Rumor is that the penthouse is also rented from time to time by LA celebs wanting privacy and an in town get-away. Here is a link to a <a title=\"R Lalique Oviatt Penthouse Video Tour Showing R Lalique Fixtures\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=O9hH5DxZwbY\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Video Tour of the Oviatt Penthouse<\/span><\/a> (sorry, it&#8217;s from TV Bride, showing the penthouse as a place to rent for a wedding :)!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Lalique Perfume Bottle Le Parfum Des Anges Created For the Opening of the Oviatt Building\" src=\"\/Sections\/AuctionItems\/rlalique_photos\/le-parfum-des-anges-rene-lalique-oviatt-perfume-bottle-4-20-10.jpg\" alt=\"Lalique Perfume Bottle Le Parfum Des Anges Created For the Opening of the Oviatt Building\" \/> As the building is in the National Register of Historic Places, here is a link to added information at the <a title=\"R Lalique Oviatt Building Info At LA Conservancy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.laconservancy.org\/locations\/oviatt-building\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">LA Conservancy<\/span><\/a>. And here is a video about the <a title=\"R Lalique Oviatt Building Modern History\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RtNVsbMJg0Q\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Modern History of the Oviatt Building<\/span><\/a>. And finally, here is a link to a very <a title=\"R Lalique Oviatt Building Detailed History\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.publicartinla.com\/Downtown\/figueroa\/Pershing_Square_History\/oviatt.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Detailed History Of The Building<\/span><\/a>. It is possible to get a tour of the Penthouse under certain circumstances. The Oviatt is an LA Landmark, an Iconic Art Deco Structure, and a lasting testament to the work of <a href=\"\/rene-lalique-biography\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rene Lalique<\/span><\/a>! If you&#8217;re in LA and decide to inquire either at the Oviatt or at the Conservancy, don&#8217;t forget to tell them you read about it here, at RLalique.com!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1906, James Oviatt left Salt Lake City and headed to Los Angeles to make his fortune. 5 years later in 1911, he partnered up with Frank Alexander to create what would become THE high end fashionable clothing store in Los Angeles: Alexander and Oviatt. 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