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René Lalique
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 EUR
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Description
- René Lalique
- Collier, vers 1900-1902
- Pendentif signé Lalique, poinçons français de garantie (tête d'aigle) et de maître RL, la chaîne
- Plique-à-jour and champlevé enameled gold
- Hauteur du pendentif : 7,5 cm (3 in.) Longueur de la chaîne: 55 cm (21 5/8 in.)
en émail et or, le pendentif composé d'une longue plaque figurant une procession de cinq vestales voilées et émaillées blanc, les visages délicatement penchés en or ciselé, dans un décor bleu nuit et lavande de branches et de baies, la chaîne à bâtonnets émaillés bleu nuit
Provenance
Vente Sotheby's New York, 12 avril 1999, lot 421
Literature
Sigrid Barten, René Lalique, Schmuck und Objects d’art 1890-1910, Monographie und Werkkatalog, éd. Prestel, Munich, 1977, p. 323 pour des dessins préparatoires de variantes
Vivienne Becker, Art Nouveau Jewelry, éd. Thames & Hudson, Paris 2000, p. 53 pour une variante
Alastair Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany, The Garden Museum Collection, éd. Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, 2004, p. 611
Vivienne Becker, Art Nouveau Jewelry, éd. Thames & Hudson, Paris 2000, p. 53 pour une variante
Alastair Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany, The Garden Museum Collection, éd. Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, 2004, p. 611
Condition
Signed Lalique with maker’s marks for René Lalique, French assay marks for gold. Pendent of cream, bluish and purple tints. Some loss to the enamel consistent with age of the piece, not distracting, some berries with different tints, slight signs of probable past restorations, reverse enamelled,. In good condition.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.