René Lalique made the beautiful 'Femme Chauve-souris' pendant between 1898-1900. Inserted into a frame seamed with tiny diamonds, a fair bat-girl spreads her arms with enamelled wings. After 1895, Lalique finished his collaboration with major Paris-based jewellers, for example Cartier, to break new ground pursuing an artistic career in his own name. He explored new shapes and artisanal techniques. Dancing nudes and mythical creatures populate his brooches, pendants and tiaras alongside tendrils, flowers and insects. He was very adept in using the most diverse kinds of materials freely – brilliants, gems, tortoise shell, horn, ivory and above all, enamel, thus obtaining novel colour effects. One has to examine his pieces of jewellery closely in order to grasp their delicate colour and poetry. Upon request our experts will be happy to show you our jewellery selection in advance.
Among the rarities waiting for you in November is also a 'La Nuit' vase by Eugène Feuillâtre, depicting flying bats over a dark fir forest at full moon. The goldsmith, born in 1870, counts among the greatest enamel specialists of his time. Between 1890 and 1897 he headed Lalique's enamel workshop, before opening his own business and specialising in enamelled silver. He mastered this difficult technique like virtually no one else, attaining delicate pictorial effects on vases and other objects d'art.
Art Nouveau and Art Deco
Part I - November 15, 2016, 2 p.m.
Lot 1 - 374
Part II - November 16, 2016, 2 p.m.
Lot 375 - 721
Public viewing
Thu 10.11./ Fri 11.11./
Mon 14.11.
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sat 12.11./ Sun 13.11.
1 p.m. - 5 p.m.