RENÉ LALIQUE (1860-1945)
VICTOIRE CAR MASCOT, NO. 1147
Estimate: £6,000 - £8,000
Auction: 26 June 2025 from 14:00 BST
Description
designed 1928
clear and frosted
moulded R. LALIQUE FRANCE
later mount
(2)
Dimensions
15.5cm high excluding base, 26cm long
Footnote
During the 1920s and early 1930s it became fashionable to mount mascots on cars, so René Lalique designed 29 different models. Perhaps the best known is the Victoire mascot of 1928. The piece speaks of modernity and is full of drama as the head strains forward, the hair is swept backwards, and the mouth wide open. This is a personification of speed in the golden age of the motor car, and also a status symbol of wealth. The mascot could be illuminated, enhanced with coloured light filters and dynamos that intensified the light as the speed of the car increased.