Rene Lalique Veronique Bowl: RLalique.com

Rene Lalique Veronique Bowl information and photos at RLalique.com are tied together on this main Veronique Bowls 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: Veronique is French for veronica. It's also commonly called speedwell and gypsyweed. Veronica is a European herb (the species is Veronica officinalis) that is from the snapdragon family. The flowers are small and blue, and can form in the kind of cone shapes (axillary racemes) seen on the bowl. In France in the 1800's, speedwell was sometimes used as a substitute for tea. It was called thé d'Europe (European Tea), and speedwell is sometimes referred to by that name in France to this day. Here are some veronica images to compare to Lalique's implementation.

Also Note: The bowl is known in 1 width of approximately 21.8 cm.

Also Note: See a different interpretation of veronique on the Veronique Lamp.

Also Note: In November and December 1928 René Lalique created 4 different bowls from the same basic mold. They are all the same shape and form but with different designs to the underside. In addition to this bowl the other 3 are Vernon, Mont-Dore, and Nonnettes. The bowls are all approximately 21.8 cm wide. The Mont-Dore is consistently reported at approximately 7.5 cm to 8 cm high. The other 3 bowls are all approximately 6 cm high. All 4 bowls have the meat of the design on the underside of the bowl and each bowl rests on the thickest elements of that design. Finally, all 4 bowls always appear in opalescent glass (until we hear different of course :).

All Lalique Veronique Bowls