AN OPALESCENT GLASS, PEARL, ENAMEL, DIAMOND AND GOLD SAUTOIR

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AN OPALESCENT GLASS, PEARL, ENAMEL, DIAMOND AND GOLD SAUTOIR
BY RENE LALIQUE, CIRCA 1899

The necklace of beaded pearls, each end terminating in a pendant of opalescent glass molded as stylized poppy flowers bordered by diamonds, the glass heightened with enamel, stamped twice LALIQUE--31½in. (78.8cm.) long

Lot Essay

cf. Sigrid Barten, Rene Lalique, Schmuck und Objets d'Art 1890-1910, Prestel-Verlag, Munchen, 1978, p. 275, fig. 486 for an illustration by Lalique for the pendants

Lalique's designs in jewelry are remarkable for the use of unusual materials, such as glass and horn, which were atypical of materials traditionally used in jewelry making.