FROM THE ESTATE OF A PROMINENT LALIQUE COLLECTOR. R. LALIQUE. 'Source de la Fontaine Echo', a rare fountain statuette, wit... (Total: 2 Items)

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FROM THE ESTATE OF A PROMINENT LALIQUE COLLECTOR

R. LALIQUE
'Source de la Fontaine Echo', a rare fountain statuette, with sepia patina, on original wood plinth, circa 1924
Wheel-cut signature
Overall: 25-7/8 inches (66 cm)
M p. 402, 843

This superbly formed statuette is one of a series designed by Rene Lalique for use at the Paris Exposition of 1925, where they were assembled into an enormous illuminated fountain. It is unclear how many survive.


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