Important Design
Important Design
Property from the Geyer Collection
René Lalique
"Cigale" Letter Opener
Auction Closed
June 9, 06:24 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Geyer Collection
René Lalique
"Cigale" Letter Opener
circa 1908
carved horn
signed LALIQUE
1¼ x 11 in. (3.2 x 27.9 cm)
Sotheby's Paris, October 31, 2017, lot 34
Macklowe Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Macklowe Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Maurice Pillard Verneuil, "L'Art Décoratif aux Salons", Art et Décoration, January-June 1908, p. 196
Alastair Duncan, The Paris Salons, 1895-1914, Jewellery II: The Designers L-Z, Woodbridge, 1994, p. 15
Alastair Duncan, The Paris Salons, 1895-1914, Jewellery II: The Designers L-Z, Woodbridge, 1994, p. 15