Important Design
Important Design
Property from an Important New York Collection
René Lalique
Rare "Douze Hirondelles" Cire Perdue Mantel Clock
Auction Closed
June 9, 06:24 PM GMT
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
René Lalique
Rare "Douze Hirondelles" Cire Perdue Mantel Clock
circa 1922
the hardware produced by Léon Hatot, Paris
cire perdue with brown patina, silvered metal
the glass numbered 353-22 in the glass, the hardware impressed LEON HATOT/FABRICANTS/PARIS FRANCE and numbered 102135
15 x 10¼ x 7 in. (38.1 x 26 x 17.7 cm)
David J. Weinstein, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Marc and Marie-Claude Lalique, Lalique par Lalique, Paris, 1977, p. 179 (for a period photograph of the model)
Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique 1860-1945: Maître-Verrier, Analyse de l'Œuvre et Catalogue Raisonné, Paris, 2004, p. 195