Opalescent Glass Fish "Poisson" by Verlys French Art Deco 1930s

An exceptional early 20th-century opalescent glass sculpture depicting a swimming fish, distinguished by its superb hand-finished surface details and strikingly deep opalescent hues, is signed by Verlys France. This remarkable piece is elegantly mounted on an iron base, complete with integrated lighting and mounting hardware. An opalescent glass of this caliber is most commonly attributed to the renowned craftsmanship of Sabino and Lalique, making this Verlys creation a rare and noteworthy addition to the genre.

Verlys Glassworks, French ~ The Societe Holophane Francais was set up as a subsidiary of the Holophane Company, USA in a glassworks near Rouen in northern France in 1920, making vehicle headlights. By 1925 they had expanded into making art glass vases and bowls and established a department for these products, which they named Verlys. Initially, they made blown vessels with several layers of glass, smooth on the outside with internal decoration. From 1933 onwards they focussed on high-quality press-moulded glass. They produced clear, frosted, opalescent, and colored items with designs typical of Lalique-style glass of the 1930's, - plants, flowers, birds, fish, and abstract geometrical patterns. Each year they produced a catalog with new designs. Their production normally has a molded signature "Verlys France" or "Verlys Made in France".