The René Lalique and his Contemporaries sale is being held by Kingham Auctioneers in the market town of Moreton-in-Marsh in the Cotswolds. The auction takes place on Thursday 9th December, starting at 1pm.
On our web shop, we tend to concentrate on art glass from the mid-20th century period. However, sometimes work from other, usually earlier, periods is so wonderful, we just can’t resist. In fact, we featured Lalique previously in one of our Designer Desire posts.
The sale may be René Lalique and his Contemporaries, however, we’ve chosen to concentrate only on some of the pieces by the great man himself. The items on offer at this auction are of the highest quality. The forms, the craftsmanship, the colours, the patterns and the textures are simply scrumptious!
You can bid in the room on the day of the sale, leave commission bids on the books or reserve a telephone line. The buyer’s premium rates at this auction house are as follows:
- 23% + VAT on the first £200,000 of the hammer price
- 18% + VAT on the excess of £200,001 and up to £1,000,000
- 15% + VAT on the excess of £1,000,001
You may also bid, either beforehand or live, via the following online bidding platforms:
- drouotonline.com (3% plus VAT surcharge)
- easyliveauction.com (£3 flat fee or 3% plus VAT surcharge)
- invaluable.com (5% plus VAT surcharge)
- liveauctioneers.com (5% plus VAT surcharge)
- the-saleroom.com (4.95% plus VAT surcharge)
Lot 10: Bison glass paperweight
Model 1196, designed circa 1931, polished and frosted, etched mark R Lalique, France, 13cm long
Estimate: £200 – £300
Lot 11: Escargot electric blue glass vase
Model 931, designed circa 1920, frosted, moulded mark R Lalique, incised Lalique, 21.3cm high
Estimate: £6,000 – £8,000
Lot 25: Violettes opalescent glass vase
Model 930, designed circa 1921, polished and frosted with blue staining, wheel engraved mark R Lalique, France, incised No 930, 15.8cm high
Estimate: £2,800 – £3,500
Lot 36: Tete D’Aigle black glass seal
Model 175, designed circa 1911, frosted and polished, with white staining, incised mark R Lalique, 7.7cm long
Estimate: £800 – £1,200
Lot 38: Marisa opalescent glass vase
Model 1002, designed circa 1927, frosted, polished and blue stained, incised marks R Lalique France No1002, 23.7cm high
Estimate: £5,000 – £6,000
Lot 45: Lys opalescent glass bowl
Model 382, designed circa 1924, polished and frosted, wheel engraved mark R Lalique France, 24cm diameter
Estimate: £1,000 – £1,500
Lot 56: Bahia amber glass lemonade jug or pitcher
Model 3179, designed circa 1931, polished and frosted, etched mark R Lalique, 23cm high
Estimate: £1,000 – £1,500
Lot 67: Moissac yellow amber glass vase
Model 992, designed circa 1927, frosted and polished, wheel engraved mark R Lalique France, 13cm high
Estimate: £400 – £600
Lot 74: Graines opalescent glass vase
Model 1042, designed circa 1930, polished and blue stained, etched mark R Lalique France, 19.5cm high
Estimate: £1,600 – £2,000
Lot 78: Camille electric blue glass perfume bottle
Model 516, designed circa 1927, frosted, moulded mark R Lalique, France and incised R Lalique France No516, 6cm high
Estimate: £500 – £700