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AN UNUSUAL ART NOUVEAU GILT INVITATION, BY RENE LALIQUE
Of circular outline, the hammered gilt plaque decorated with a sculpted woman wearing a crown of leaves and berries, inscribed, " Invitation à l' Exposition de R. Lalique 24 Place Vendôme", circa 1905-1906
Signed RL for René Lalique
Of circular outline, the hammered gilt plaque decorated with a sculpted woman wearing a crown of leaves and berries, inscribed, " Invitation à l' Exposition de R. Lalique 24 Place Vendôme", circa 1905-1906
Signed RL for René Lalique
Literature
Sigrid Barten, "René Lalique, Schmuck und Objets d'art 1890-1910: Monographie und Werkkatalog", Prestel-Verlag, München, 1977, page 567
"René Lalique: 1860-1945", APT International Inc., Tokyo, 2000-2001, page 38
"René Lalique: 1860-1945", APT International Inc., Tokyo, 2000-2001, page 38
Exhibited
"The Jewels of Lalique", New York, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, 3 February-12 April 1998; Washington D.C., International Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 15 May-16 August 1998; Dallas, Dallas Museum of Art, 13 September 1998-10 January 1999, no. 231
Further details
The image of the female on the invitation could be that of Sarah Bernhardt