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René Lalique (French, 1860-1945); 'Alia; Source de la Fontaine' a Large Frosted and Polished Glass Statue INSCRIBED SIGNATURE; PRE 1947
21 November 2018, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £11,250 inc. premium
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René Lalique (French, 1860-1945); 'Alia; Source de la Fontaine' a Large Frosted and Polished Glass Statue
INSCRIBED SIGNATURE; PRE 1947
design introduced in 1924, Marcilhac no. 848; mounted on original wooden box base, with metal fixings holding the base of the statue in place
height 64.5cm (with box mount), 58.5cm (excluding box mount); inscribed signature 'R.Lalique' to reverse of statue
design introduced in 1924, Marcilhac no. 848; mounted on original wooden box base, with metal fixings holding the base of the statue in place
height 64.5cm (with box mount), 58.5cm (excluding box mount); inscribed signature 'R.Lalique' to reverse of statue
Footnotes
This statue design was used by René Lalique for a monumental glass fountain that was erected at the 1925 'L'Éxposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes' in Paris.
The fountain stood 15 metres high and featured 128 statues, when the fountain was dismantled the statues were sold individually. They proved popular and further models were produced up until 1947.
Literature;
The publication 'Connaissance des Arts; Special Issue', produced in association with the Musée Lalique, titled 'The Aquatique World of Lalique' (SFPA, Paris, 2014, page 29) illustrates three 'Source de la Fontaine' models mounted on the same type of wooden bases suggesting their originality.