"An Important Collection of Lalique Mascots from an American Private Collection Yes, the greatest living artist in glass designed a series for the motorists of Paris- and it was the Judgment of Paris that nothing so original had ever adorn ed a car. Beautiful by day, they are altogether captivating at night, when illuminated with concealed lights in rich and glowing colours. The models range from a team of charging horses to a dragon fly poised for flight, and there are appropri ate designs for every type of car. Exquisite works of art these, and practical too, for the glass is untarnishable and almost unbreakable. The authentic Lalique Mascots, signed by the artist, are obtained only from Breves' Lalique Galleries, where many other lovely forms of glass are on vie w- all by the same master hand.' - Advertisement appearing in Autocar, May, 1929 Rene Lalique (1860-1945) is widely recognized as one of the foremost innovators of the 20th Century. Although initially working with jewelry, Laliques design work was prolific and, over a long career, incorpo rated an array of disciplines including illustration, sculpture, furniture design and molded glasswork, the latter being for which his is most widely known and admired today. A modern designer with an appreciation of classical beauty, Rene Lalique was fascinated with light and with the translu cence and opacity of glass. Like a true modernist, Laliqu attempted to convey movement and the dynamism of 'modern life in his work, however employing 'classical' forms in th process. In 1925, with the rising popularity of motor cars Reene Lalique designed his first mascot (bouchons d radiateuur) for Citroen, the French automobile company. Ove the ccourse of the next six years Lalique would desig approximateely twenty-nine models for companies such a Bentley, Bugattti, Delage, Hispano-Suiza, Rolls Royce an Voisin. Tooday, all of these mascots are highly prized b collectors foor their craftsmanship, beauty and rarity. Thi auctionn affords the collector an extraordinarily rar opportunnity to view the breadth of Lalique's mascot design the ppresent complete collection of twenty-nine models (lo 5144) is one of only a few existing world-wide today. Th passioon and discerning eye of the private collector wh asseembled this collection is readily apparent; hi determinationn to assemble a fine collection has led him ove the years tto European and American auction houses an private collecctors as well as to the leading authorities an members oof the trade worldwide. Several of the offered modeels ar extremely rare, most notably the Renard (fox) introducce December 9, 1930, and Hibou (owl) introduced Januarry 27 1931. Those which have become icons of the Art Deco movemen aas well as virtually synonymous with the name Lalique includee Victoire (model introduced April 18, 1928, Comete (modell introduced August 24, 1925) and Vitesse (model introduceed September 1, 1929)."
"An Important Collection of Lalique Mascots from an American Private Collection Yes, the greatest living artist in glass designed a series for the motorists of Paris- and it was the Judgment of Paris that nothing so original had ever adorn ed a car. Beautiful by day, they are altogether captivating at night, when illuminated with concealed lights in rich and glowing colours. The models range from a team of charging horses to a dragon fly poised for flight, and there are appropri ate designs for every type of car. Exquisite works of art these, and practical too, for the glass is untarnishable and almost unbreakable. The authentic Lalique Mascots, signed by the artist, are obtained only from Breves' Lalique Galleries, where many other lovely forms of glass are on vie w- all by the same master hand.' - Advertisement appearing in Autocar, May, 1929 Rene Lalique (1860-1945) is widely recognized as one of the foremost innovators of the 20th Century. Although initially working with jewelry, Laliques design work was prolific and, over a long career, incorpo rated an array of disciplines including illustration, sculpture, furniture design and molded glasswork, the latter being for which his is most widely known and admired today. A modern designer with an appreciation of classical beauty, Rene Lalique was fascinated with light and with the translu cence and opacity of glass. Like a true modernist, Laliqu attempted to convey movement and the dynamism of 'modern life in his work, however employing 'classical' forms in th process. In 1925, with the rising popularity of motor cars Reene Lalique designed his first mascot (bouchons d radiateuur) for Citroen, the French automobile company. Ove the ccourse of the next six years Lalique would desig approximateely twenty-nine models for companies such a Bentley, Bugattti, Delage, Hispano-Suiza, Rolls Royce an Voisin. Tooday, all of these mascots are highly prized b collectors foor their craftsmanship, beauty and rarity. Thi auctionn affords the collector an extraordinarily rar opportunnity to view the breadth of Lalique's mascot design the ppresent complete collection of twenty-nine models (lo 5144) is one of only a few existing world-wide today. Th passioon and discerning eye of the private collector wh asseembled this collection is readily apparent; hi determinationn to assemble a fine collection has led him ove the years tto European and American auction houses an private collecctors as well as to the leading authorities an members oof the trade worldwide. Several of the offered modeels ar extremely rare, most notably the Renard (fox) introducce December 9, 1930, and Hibou (owl) introduced Januarry 27 1931. Those which have become icons of the Art Deco movemen aas well as virtually synonymous with the name Lalique includee Victoire (model introduced April 18, 1928, Comete (modell introduced August 24, 1925) and Vitesse (model introduceed September 1, 1929)."
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