11,800 CHF
“Large Lalique Doves” Léon Hatot, (ATO), No. 53208, the case by R. Lalique, France. Made circa 1927. Fine and very rare, large, pressed frosted glass electric mantel clock with frosted glass dial. Arch-top, the front decorated with two billing doves above the dial among branches of prunus blossom, wooden inclined base. Frosted glass with raised radial Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions, the center with a sun-ray pattern. Blued steel skeleton "spade" hands. 120 mm., brass, electromagnetic pendulum, battery contacts, ATO No. 1 battery. Case signed R. Lalique, dial signed ATO, movement signed Leon Hatot, Fabrique. Dim. 26 x 17 x 8 cm, excluding base. Notes René Lalique 1860 -1945 French jeweler René Lalique revolutionized jewelery design, preferring vividly colored gemstones over the more traditional precious stones. Motifs such as nymphs and flowers were typical of Lalique's Art Nouveau work, and his clients included the actress Sarah Bernhardt. In 1898 he began working with glass, which gradually replaced jewelery as the focus of his talent. His glassware came to embody the flamboyant 1920s Art Deco style. René Lalique (1860 -1945) a French jeweler, Lalique was trained in Paris and London, and in 1885 took over the workshop of the Parisian jeweler Jules d'Estape. He embarked on a career that revolutionized jewelery design, preferring vividly colored gemstones over the more traditional precious stones. Motifs such as nymphs and flowers were typical of Lalique's
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-05-13
