Sale 5160
London, South Kensington
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23 May 2007
Price realised
GBP 3,600
Estimate
'MONNAIE DU PAPE' NO.353 a rosewood writing box, the hinged lid inset with a large panel of mirror backed clear, frosted and sepia-stained glass moulded with honesty, panel wheel engraved R Lalique (restoration to one corner) -- 31.3cm. long, 10cm. high, 19.3cm. deep
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Literature
'René Lalique 1860-1945 Mâitre-Verrier' by Félix Marcilhac, Paris 1989, page 287
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