Very striking polished clear glass car mascot modelled as a cockerel head, the crest raised to accentuate importance. The surface of the glass finely hand finished to give excellent contrasting detail. Signed Lalique and France moulded intaglio at the front of the neck – note that this model was only ever signed Lalique France, although it was made during René Lalique’s lifetime.
Tête de Coq
Cockerel
Catalogue number: 1137
Signature identification: “Lalique France” marked via intaglio at base on front of neck
Date introduced: February 3, 1928
Dimensions: 18 cm high
Mount style: large, split collar
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 18 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Circa: 1930
Materials: Clear and polished Glass
Book Ref: R.Lalique – Catalogue Raisonné by Felix Marcilhac
Page No. 498
SKU: 6491
ABOUT
Lalique Cockerel Car Mascot
Lalique Glass
René Lalique (1860-1945) began his career as a jewellery apprentice at the age of 16, and by 1881 he was a freelance designer for many of the best-known Parisian jewellers. In 1885, he opened his own workshop on Place Gaillon in Paris, the former workshop of Jules Destape. In 1887, Lalique opened a business on Rue du Quatre-Septembre, and registered the "RL" mark the following year. In 1890, he opened a shop in the Opera District of Paris. Within a decade, Lalique was amongst the best-known Parisian jewellers.
Oiseau de Feu (Firebird), 1922
In 1905, Lalique opened a new shop at Place Vendôme which exhibited not only jewellery, but glass works as well. It was close to the shop of renowned perfumer François Coty; in 1907, Lalique began producing ornate perfume bottles for Coty. The production of glass objects began at his country villa in 1902, and continued there until at least 1912. The first Lalique glassworks opened in 1909 in a rented facility in Combs-la-Ville, which Lalique later purchased in 1913. In December 1912, Lalique hosted an exhibition of Lalique Glass—as his glass would come to be known—at the Place Vendôme shop. During the First World War, the glassworks produced mundane items in support of the war effort. In 1919, work began on a new production facility in Wingen-sur-Moder, which opened in 1921. From 1925-1931, Lalique produced 29 models of hood ornaments; a mermaid statuette first produced in 1920 was also later sold as a hood ornament. During the 1920s and 1930s, Lalique was amongst the world's most renowned glassmakers.
René Lalique died in 1945. His son Marc Lalique took over the business, operating initially as "M.Lalique" and later as "Cristal Lalique". Under Marc's leadership, the company transitioned from producing its famous Lalique Glass to producing lead glass, commonly known as crystal. Marie-Claude Lalique took control of the company following Marc's death in 1977. It was sold to Pochet in 1994 and to a partnership of Art & Fragrance and the holding company Financière Saint-Germain in 2008. Since 2010, Cristal Lalique has been wholly owned by Art & Fragrance.
Time line from the Lalique website
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