René Lalique

Glass, enamel and diamond necklace, 'Frogs' | René Lalique 玻璃、琺瑯及鑽石 'Frogs' 項鏈

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November 9, 08:04 PM GMT

Estimate

100,000 - 150,000 CHF

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From a Very Important Private Collection

Glass, enamel and diamond necklace, 'Frogs', René Lalique, circa 1902

René Lalique 玻璃、琺瑯及鑽石 'Frogs' 項鏈

Composed of a series of moulded glass frog motifs highlighted with enamel and circular-cut diamonds, length approximately 435mm, French assay marks for gold, maker's mark for René Lalique, fitted case stamped Lalique.

René Lalique's family, by descent.
Purchased in Paris in 1974, from an heir of René Lalique.

Cf. : Yvonne Brunhammer, Les bijoux de Lalique, Paris, 1998, pg. 67, for an illustration of an identical necklace.

Cf. : Emmanuel Ducamp, Jeannine Falino and Stephen Harrison, Artistic Luxury - Fabergé Tiffany Lalique, Cleveland, 2008, pg. 49, for an illustration of an identical necklace.

1998-1999:
New York, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Washington International Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Dallas, Dallas Museum of Art

2000-2001:
Yokohama, Sogo Museum of Art
Tokyo, Metropolitan Teien Art Museum
Kyoto, The National Museum of Art

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