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Lot 35
  • 35

RENÉ LALIQUE | Hair comb, circa 1904-1905

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 EUR
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Description

  • René Lalique
  • Hair comb, circa 1904-1905
  • Signed LALIQUE
  • 6,8 x 11,3 cm ; 2 5/8 x 4 1/2 in.
horn, amethyst and gold

Provenance

Private collection, France
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Literature

Sigrid Barten, René Lalique, Schmuck und Objets d'Art, 1890-1910, Munich, 1977, n. 174 for the sketch

Condition

Very good overall condition. Dirt in the recessed areas of the horn. The top of the comb with an extremely minute and short craquelure to the horn. The gold with extremely light surface scratches and very few and tiny dents.
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