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René Lalique Art Nouveau 18K Gold, Enamel and Seed Pearl "Collier de chien

Creator: René Lalique – Lalique Co.
Offered by: Macklowe Gallery, Ltd

Description
Dating from circa 1898, this rose branch plaque "collier de chien" necklace by René Lalique is composed of 18K gold, basse taille enamel, and seed pearls. The necklace centers a rectangular, slightly convex, pierced 18K gold plaque depicting a flowering and budding branch of roses sculpted in high relief,elaborately carved and chased front and reverse, with basse taille enamel leaves, completed by a multi-strand necklace of pearls. Extolled as a model of "jewel statuary" by an influential critic in Art et Décoration in 1899, this beautiful rose necklace is a forerunner of Lalique's revolutionary work that was to astonish the art world at the Paris Exposition of 1900.

Item #: N-21368
Artist: René Lalique
Country: France
Circa: 1898
Dimensions: 13.50" length.
Materials: Seed pearls; Enamel; 18K Gold
Signed: LALIQUE
Exhibition History: This jewel appears in contemporary literature as having been exhibited at one of Paris Salons, as published in 1899.
Literature: A "collar ornament" of this design features in "René Lalique 1890-1910, Schmuck und Objets-d'Art", the catalogue raisonné by Sigrid Barten, p. 225. It was illustrated in Art et Décoration, in the article "Les Maitres Décorateurs Français René Lalique", July 1899, by Roger Marx, p. 21. It also appears in The Paris Salons, 1895-1914- Jewellery II, The Designers L-Z, by Alistair Duncan, p. 33.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Period:	19th Century
Condition:	Good.
Metals:	Enamel, Gold
Styles / Movements:	Signed Pieces
Dealer Reference #:	N-21368
Incollect Reference #:	703720

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