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Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

LOT 1

Lalique Doves Léon Hatot, (ATO), "Electrique", No. 63512, the case by R. Lalique. Made circa 1910. Fine and very rare, pressed frosted glass electric Art Nouveau mantel clock.

CHF 4,800 - 5,800

USD 4,300 - 5,200 / EUR 3,000 - 3,600

C. Semi-circular, the front decorated with four doves among branches, flowers and berries, frosted top, wooden back. D. Silvered, gilt Arabic numerals, outer minute track, the center cut away to expose the hour and minute wheels. Black steel skeleton spade hands. M. 11 cm., brass, electromagnetic pendulum, battery contacts. Case signed R. Lalique, dial signed ATO, movement signed Leon Hatot, Fabricants, Paris. Dim. Length 21.5 cm., height 15.5 cm.


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Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 4**

Fair

Repair required, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-6-01

Good

Slightly oxidized

HANDS Original

Notes

René Lalique (1860 -1945) Trained in Paris and London, in 1885 Lalique took over the workshop of the Parisian jeweler Jules d'Estape. He revolutionized jewelery design, preferring vividly colored gemstones over 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. Lalique?s glassware came to embody the flamboyant Art Deco style. At the 1925 Exposition des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris he exhibited his "Tourbillon" or "Whirlwind" vases, in which he clearly embraced the highly geometric style of the Jazz Age