Lot 159
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SCARABÉES', A MOLDED GLASS AND FOIL-BACKED HAT PIN

Details
SCARABÉES', A MOLDED GLASS AND FOIL-BACKED HAT PIN
BY RENE LALIQUE, MODEL INTRODUCED IN 1912

Conical, molded with stylized scarabs, backed with green foil, blue patina in recessed areas, brass mount with foliate design

Lot Essay

cf. Felix Marcilhac, R. Lalique, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre de verre, Les éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, p.566;
V. Becker, The Jewellery of René Lalique, Goldsmiths' Company, London, 28 May-24 July 1987, no. 183