Lalique Butterflies. Lalique is a French glassmaker, founded by renowned glassmaker and jeweller René Lalique in 1888. Lalique is best known for producing glass art, including perfume bottles, vases, and hood ornaments during the early twentieth century. Following the death of René, Lalique transitioned to producing lead glass (crystal) works during the 1950s while under the direction of René’s son, Marc Lalique. Since 2010, Lalique has been owned by Swiss company Art and Fragrance. Reference: Wikipedia
Lalique Aurore butterfly paperweight France molded and frosted glass etched signature 4 1/2″w x 2 1/8″d x 2 3/8″h
Sold for $150 at Toomey & Co. Auctioneers in 2019
RENÉ LALIQUE after 1920 the single panel moulded with overlapping butterflies against a silvered ground, the details lightly stained in brown, the escutcheon moulded with overlapping flowers, mounted in a later rosewood box incised, `R Lalique’
Sold for 8,400 GBP at Sotheby’s in 2005
A RARE ART NOUVEAU “BUTTERFLIES AND BATS” POCKETWATCH, BY RENE LALIQUE Of gilt-finished jeweled lever movement, the openface pocketwatch of circular outline with blued-steel moon-style hands and applied black enameled Arabic numerals, against the gold ground accented by blue and white enameled fluttering butterflies, within a polished gold case, the reverse depicting numerous flying purplish blue enameled bats, with scattered moonstone accents, further embellished by a sculpted gold serpent bow, circa 1899-1900, with French export marks Signed Lalique for René Lalique; case, cuvette and movement no. 16423
Sold for USD 207,500 at Christie’s in 2002
