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Geneva, Nov 16, 2008

LOT 448

Lalique Leaves Léon Hatot, (ATO), No. 56284, the case by R. Lalique, France. Made circa 1927. Fine and very rare, large, pressed frosted glass electric mantel clock with frosted glass dial.

CHF 9,000 - 13,000

USD 8,500 - 12,000 / EUR 5,700 - 8,200

Sold: CHF 8,400

C. Sloping arch-top, decorated overall with branches and leaves, hinged chromed back and bezel. D. Frosted glass with raised black radial Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions, the center with a sun-ray pattern. Black steel skeleton spade hands. M. 120 mm., brass, electromagnetic pendulum, battery contacts. Case signed R. Lalique, dial signed ATO, movement signed Leon Hatot, Fabricants, Paris. Dim. 22 x 16.5 x 8 cm.


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Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3-24

Good

Slightly chipped
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

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. In 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.