Lot 74
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'DEUX FIGURINES', A MOULDED GLASS CLOCK
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'DEUX FIGURINES', A MOULDED GLASS CLOCK

DESIGNED BY LALIQUE, 1926

Details
'DEUX FIGURINES', A MOULDED GLASS CLOCK
Designed by Lalique, 1926
The domed glass plaque moulded with decoration of two Grecian maidens draping floral garlands, silvered metal base
14½in. (37cm.) high
Incised signature R LALIQUE FRANCE
Provenance
Sotheby's London, The Elton John Sale, vol. III, 7 Sep 1998, Lot 663
Literature
Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique. Maître-verrier, Paris, 1989, p. 371, no. 726 (the model with different base illustrated)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

The 'Deux Figurines' clock was in production from 1926. The model appears in the Lalique catalogues in 1928 and 1932 and was still listed in 1937. Post-war production of this model resumed in 1947 but only until 1951.

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