Lot 33

RENE LALIQUE 1960-1945

'SARAH BERNHARDT', A RARE LARGE PLAQUE, CIRCA 1896

Closed26 October 2016

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GBP 16,250

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RENE LALIQUE 1960-1945
'SARAH BERNHARDT', A RARE LARGE PLAQUE, CIRCA 1896
patinated bronze
18 ½ in. (47 cm.) diameter approx.
signed in cast RL

René Lalique's companion Claudine-Juliette Le Mesnil, thence by descent.

This is possibly the larger scale version from which the smaller commemorative medallions were worked.