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René Lalique Diamond and Crystal Mice Brooch

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

Description
Created circa 1907-1908 by René Lalique, this charming mice or "souris" brooch is composed of diamonds, platinum, enamel and pressed glass. On each curling end of a line of choice old diamonds, mounted in expertly à-joured platinum, perch crystal mice with enamel tails. A subtle study in whites, this imaginative brooch by René Lalique blends precious and ordinary materials of contrasting textures, both visual and tactile.

Item #: BO-21460
Artist: René Lalique
Country: France
Circa: 1907-08
Dimensions: 1.5" length, 3.75" width.
Materials: 95 old mine-cut diamonds (with approximate total weight 5.7 carats); Platinum
Exhibition History: René Lalique 1860-1945, Sogo Museum of Art Yokohama, Aug. 26,2000 - Oct. 29. 2000, Tokyp Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, Nov. 11, 2000-Feb. 4, 2001, National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Feb. 14., 2001-Apr. 15, 2001 page 127. The Jewels of Lalique, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsomnian Institution, New York, February 3- April 12, 1998, International Gallery, Smithsonian Insitution, Washington, D.C., May 15-Aigust 16, 1998 and Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, September 13, 1998-January 10, 1999, cat. 135
Literature: Sigrid Barten, Schmuck und Objets d'Art 1890-1910, p. 438, cat. no. 1190. The brooch is illustrated in The Jewels of Lalique, Yvinne Brunhammer, ed., p. 192, cat no. 135.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	France
Period:	1900-1949
Condition:	Good.
Gemstones:	Diamond
Metals:	Platinum
Styles / Movements:	Signed Pieces
Dealer Reference #:	BO-21460
Incollect Reference #:	731207

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