A René Lalique glass statuette 'Suzanne', designed 1925
Estimate $7,000 – $9,000
modelled in opalescent glass as a young nude woman with arms outstretched holding diaphanous drapes, moulded signature 'LALIQUE' and engraved 'R. Lalique France N. 833'
22.5 cm high
- Lot Sold $6,500 (Hammer Price)
- $7,930 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Private Collection, Queensland
Literature
Felix Marcilhac, R. Lalique, Catalogue Raisonne De L'Oeuvre de Verre, Editions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2004, p. 399 (illustrated, another example)
Condition Report
The figure is in overall good condition. To the lower right hand side facing her there is a small slither of glass missing to the drape (approximately 5mm x 2 mm) and to the same side a loss to the corner of base (approximately 3 mm x 3 mm).
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