Lalique

• lever movement • engine-turned grey-blue dial, with gilt-metal chapter ring • the square frosted glass case carved with billowing nymphs, metal strut to case back • case signed

The 8 day movement is running at time of cataloguing, but could benefit from a clean. There is some scuffing to chapter ring. The case is well carved and in generally good order. The case is signed Lalique on the bottom left corner.
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This model, Naïades, was created by Lalique in 1926 and was in production until 1947. In Greek mythology, naiades were water-nymphs who gave vitality to fresh-water streams, rivers and wells. Symbiotically, they drew strength from the water, and if the source dried up, they too would die. They were frequently seen as agents of fertility and life and the roots of local health and wisdom.

For a similar example see Sotheby's New York, October 2004, Masterpieces from the Time Museum IV, Vol. 3, lot 964. 

Also see Marcilhac, F., René Lalique 1860-1945: Analyse de L'Oeuvre et Catalogue Raisonné, p.377, pl. 764.