Created in 1924
His presence at the 1925 International exhibition of modern decorative and industrial arts was the perfect opportunity for Lalique to present his talent as a master glassmaker to an international audience. In his pavilion he presented a state dining room in subtle harmonies of white, featuring glass, sycamore wood, marble and porcelain. Motifs of daisies, vines and water jets added a suitably poetic touch. The table was laid with two Branches de raisins (Bunches of grapes) candelabras, and plates and glasses from the Lotus series.
While the dining room was considered by the critics to be one of the finest decorative elements of the whole exhibition, Lalique also designed a dining room for the Manufacture de Sèvres pavilion, where a pack of wild boars pursued by a hunter on horseback and his dogs was subtly represented on walls of beige and grey marble. The table was laid with glasses from the Haguenau series.
These two spaces, each with its own very different atmosphere, had in common furniture by the famous cabinetmaker Charles Bernel and torches created by Lalique adorned with leaves and vine branches.
