Name: Auction: RENÉ LALIQUE (1860-1945) LIBELLULES BOX
Brand: Lyon & Turnbull
Price: 80000 GBP
Availability: InStock

A Passion for Glass: Lalique from a Private Collection | Lots 1 to 48 | Thurs 30 April 2026 from 1pm

Lalique | Lots 48 to 170 | Thurs 30 April 2026 from 2pm

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Lalique: A Buyers' Guide

Senior auction specialist Joy McCall shares her most frequently asked questions from Lalique auction buyers and shares top tips on how you can be sure any Lalique you purchase is authentic.


A Life with Lalique

Our Head of Lalique, Joy McCall, reflects on nearly three decades of experience, from first encounters with iconic pieces to handling significant collections and considering their place within the broader history of design.

A Collector’s Guide to Lalique: Ten Defining Vases

Discover ten defining vases by René Lalique, exploring key designs from the 1910s and 1920s that have become favourites among collectors for their form, motif and craftsmanship.

Joy McCall is delighted to present the Spring Lalique auction, taking place on 30 April.The sale opens with A Passion for Glass - 48 lots from a distinguished private collection assembled by a London-based collector, representing the culmination of more than three decades of careful and deliberate acquisition. The group reflects the collector’s aesthetic preferences, encompassing clear, frosted, stained, opalescent and coloured vases, as well as finely crafted boxes. Alongside the collection are other vases including a Baies with rare brown enamelling and an elegant Montargis. There is a group of boxes with some unusual examples, a beautiful, varied range of seals and an assortment of jewellery, looking as wearable as when it was produced. If it is stunning tableware that you are looking for then this sale offers some pieces which are ready for immediate use. Finally, mention must be made of a unique enamelled box decorated with dragonflies and exceptional works executed using the cire perdue or lost wax method of casting and featuring foliate designs.This auction forms part of Lyon &amp; Turnbull’s 200th year celebrations, marking two centuries of expertise in presenting exceptional works to collectors.

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LIBELLULES BOX

RENÉ LALIQUE (1860-1945)

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