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Ricquewihr Vase

Rene Lalique Ricquewihr Vase information and photos at RLalique.com are tied together on this main Ricquewihr Vases page. Past and future auctions, historical details, sales, copies, reproductions, articles and more are all accessible from here. This page grows as more info is added to the website.

Note: Riquewihr (having a slight spelling difference compared to the model name) is a village about a 5-hour drive or around 230 crow flies miles east-southeast of Paris, with a population of around 1000 (2017). It's close to the German border and also towns like Ribeauvillé (2 miles), Colmar (7 miles), and Strasbourg (35 miles). Having survived amazingly well in this highly contested area, the village is almost a picture right out of the 1500's. The place has an abundance of landmarks and structures that date from the 1200's to the 1700's and is famous for it's Riesling wines. See some great photos on this local tourism site.

Also Note: This is one of 5 models marketed by Rene Lalique et Cie as a Lave-Raisins, a small water container used to rinse unwashed grapes. All 5 models have names related to winemaking. The other 4 are Malaga, Muscat, Sarments, and Jurançon. Because of their vase shape and because a typical owner of one of these would not know to look up a Lave-Raisins to search for information, we have grouped all five with the vases for reference purposes.

Also Note: There is also a good amount of Ricquewihr Tableware, some of which has a very similar decoration when compared to this vase. You can access all of it from the Ricquewihr Bowl page.