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Emporium Auctions - February 2, 2023

Thu, Feb 2, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 290

Rene Lalique "Le Lys D'Orsay" Powder Box and Three Glass Perfume Bottles

Estimate: $100 - $200

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

circa 1922, clear and frosted glass circular box, floral decoration to lid and with molded signature "D'Orsay", base with molded signature "R-Lalique France", with original powder puff and powder, 4 in.; 20th century, comprising: Lalique for Nina Ricci, bottle with ribbed decoration, frosted glass dove form stopper, acid etched mark to base, 3-1/4 in.; Karl Lagerfeld Chloe clear glass bottle with frosted glass double calla lily stopper, molded mark to base "Made in France", 2-1/4 in.; flask form frosted bottle, molded decoration depicting The Unicorn in Captivity, from the Unicorn Tapestries, lacking stopper, 4-3/8 in.

 

Note: Reference: F. Marcilhac, René Lalique 1860-1945 Maître-Verrier Analyse de L'Oeuvre et Catalogue Raisonné, Paris, 2004, p. 235.

Provenance: Collection of Blowing Rock Art and History Museum, Blowing Rock, North Carolina

Condition

some minor areas of discoloration, small chip to interior base, some air bubbles (as made); Lalique with chips to dove's tail and wings, some minor discoloration, scratching; Chloe very minor scratching; unicorn minor scratching, some residue to base

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