LALIQUE MASCOTS- Catalogue Raisonné THE definitive hood ornaments reference BOOK For Sale

IMPORTANT TO NOTE: This is a collectors refence BOOK. The actual mascots illustrated in this book are available from us here on :
Are your interested in Lalique glass? Do you collect the Art Deco automotive mascots (hood ornaments) of R. Lalique or the desk ornaments of the Lalique factory pre and post war to modern? Then you should not be without this exclusive reference book:
\"Lalique Mascots - Catalogue Raisonné(or critical catalogue)The Automotive Radiator Hood, Desk Ornaments, Trophies and Bookends of master glassartisan R. Lalique(including sale realisation prices with market values guide\" by G.G. Weiner., i.a.m, o.t.r, c.s.m.a.Bi-lingual with both English and French captions.
With a foreword by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu and a preface by Eric Knowles (ofThe Antiques Roadshow) along with many other consultant Lalique specialists and collectors from around the world.
This book covering all aspects of the hardened glass car mascots of R. Lalique, being the definitive catalogue listings with images along with background history of every mascot design produced from 1925 to 1931, and those as desk ornaments, trophies and bookends made and marketed in crystal glass until recently.
Details including a comprehensive description of each individual piece, along with the various signatures to look for, size, weights, colour, tints, opalescent, satin and clear & frosted finishes etc. Where to find them, how to look after them along with an insight into part two of the G.G. Weiner collection coming up for sale in the Autum (Fall) of this year. Plus, most importantly sale house prices achieved from around the globe.
ISBN 978-1-80381-886-3(in oversize A3 format).Printed, published and distributed by the Grosvenor House Publishing Company Ltd. NOT available on Kindle.
\"A Must Have\" tome!at only £55 (GBP) for your exclusive deluxe author signed 1-100 *hardback limited edition. Only 100 copies are available to mark the centenary of Lalique launching his range of car mascots at the 1925 Art Deco Paris Exhibition.
You will then haveALLthe information you can think of to start your collection or for your reference library. So, you can buy this book right now direct from the author right here! All credit & debit cards taken through our PayPal account with .
IMPORTANT TO NOTE:
The new 2025 book is published and officially launched at Waterstones. Your book orders taken now and despatched by tracked mail the same or next day for your personally author signed and numbered (1-100) copy.
“This is a reference book for collectors of Lalique glass car mascots (or hood ornaments), of which a selection of some of the pages and illustrations are shown here. The actual mascots are available separately (as examples within the book as shown here) and NOT sold within this listing. Please enquire as they are advertised elsewhere by us here on , so please see our other items.”
*This being author signed, you can request a special dedication as a present for somebody special, please include any special requests with your order. The softback abbreviated edition will only be available when this edition has sold out, the r.r.p. will be £35 (GBP).
It\'s interesting to inform you that the\"Unique Lalique Mascots\"book by the same author sold out very quickly and is now being offered on various sale and retail sites for double or even treble the original r.r.p.! So, this edition should go the same route especially as there are only 100 off in the print-run. It should prove to be a true blue-chip collector\'s book for the future.
This is the ONLY book you will ever need on this subject!
*Lalique Mascots - Catalogue Raisonné(or critical catalogue) hardback edition.
How to use this book:
If for example you wish to look-up a certain piece you would go to the index on page 40. \"Car Mascot Photo Gallery and Listings\", look up the chosen piece, for exampleChrysis. Then youwill find the full description including the original Lalique factorycatalogue number together with the date of its introductionto the range and (any) discontinuation date, the size and possiblythe weight of the piece. Then you can refer to the images of the piece under the heading \"Illustrations\", in this case pages 91, 92, and 93 giving you the reference for looking up this piece as \"see pages 91 to 93\".-Interview at \'The Latest\' TV studios, Brighton:
I first got into the fascinating world of collecting Lalique car mascots after visiting the ParisRetromobileclassic car show several years ago. On display was a complete range of the Art Deco automotive mascots designed byRenéLalique who was knownfor his exquisite jewellery. In 1925 he was commissioned to produce the monumental water fountain at the entrance to a new world renown exhibition in Paris named \"TheInternational Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts\".(Or in French:Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes). \"Art Deco\" for short as it became known and used to this day.
The story goes that he was in Paris working at the exhibition. He met up with his friendAndréCitroën, who informed him that he was about to launch a new car, the now famous CinqChevaux vapour (or five horsepower). He asked Lalique if he couldcome up with a suitable mascot for the radiator of the vehicle.A veryappropriatemascot was designed depicting five prancing horses staggered in a line representing the five horse poweredcar.AndréCitroënwas delighted withtheresult!
Lalique then went on to create more car mascots starting with an upright Falcon bird-of-prey. Then followedmore birds, insects, animals along with his famous female nudes. The whole range comprised of 30 differentdesigns, arguably28 as two Mermaids, one quite large namedNaïadeand the otherSirensmall, that were produced in 1920 were introduced into the range of car mascots in 1925. ArguablyNaïadewas far too large and was never intended for that purpose,as theywere both paperweights or desk ornaments.
Most of this range were discontinued after Rene\'s death in May 1945. A few werereintroduced by his Son Marc when he took over the business,however they were not mascots but desk ornaments,paperweights and bookends taken from the original mascot designs. Crucially they were now produced in Crystal rather than hardenedglass. For the novice collector it is known that inter-war pieces were always signed \'R. Lalique\' and had \'France\' along with the signature for export reasons. The signatures themselvesvaryand can be a minefield forcollectors,as all sorts and styles were used, as for instance intaglio, meaning mouded within the piece itself, or signed engraved or wheel-cut after the piece was cast and inspected. Post-war the Saint Christopher was still showing the \'R. Lalique\' signature, even though it was now produced in crystal. The Cockerels head had always had an intaglio mouled \'Lalique France\' in large block capitals on its neck. Other examples without the \'R\' were the hawks head.
Talking about casting, the moulds were very expensive to produce as they had to be designed, and especially hand-cut out of steel. The process was extremelydifficult and time consuming and done by expert craftsmen having honed their skills for many years,as the glass pressingprocess and refinishingitself was a delicate and time consuming task. Most of them were producedin either clear glass, clear & frosted or with a satin finish. Some were produced with a coloured tint or in an amethyst light to dark finish, some also had various hues oflight todark colorings. Some rare examples of opalescent were produced, for example theVitessewhich when held up to the light an orange internal glow can be seen through the milky-blue finish. The rarest of all are the full coloredexamples, some of which were factoryproduced experimental test pieces for non commercial in house use.
One particular piece was produced for HRH Prince George, Duke of Kent (the son of GVR). He was a Greyhound enthusiastwho loved that sport. Lalique designed a special one-off piece of a leaping greyhound thought to be based on the famous dog\"Mick the Miller\",presented to him in Paris in 1929. It\'s known as \'The Royal Blue Greyhound\'. It was mounted onto a special metal illuminating radiator base, complete with a bulb inside and coloured filters (in this case dark blue), this was wired up to the vehicles\' battery and as the car went faster so the glow intensified! They were secured by a nut & screw bolt fitting to the bottom of the base to mount them onto the radiator.
In the early days the Lalique factory produced metal radiatorbases which were quite clumsyin appearance. He then commissionedThe Breves Gallerieslocated in Knightsbridge (opposite Harrods) to come up with a better design, which they did. They were the only UK outlet given permission to retail the car mascots as well as all the other glassware of Lalique.
Note that these radiator bases are extremely hard to find now, and very good reproductions exist. So, unless you are an expert they can be aged to deceive. All have a deep impression of the Knightsbridge address with the registration number on them, however these are also on the good copies, so buyer beware! Desk display bases were similar to the radiator types which had a rubber washer to separate the glass mascot to the metal (these perish over time or are missing). However the desk display bases were similar in design but they had a small splayed lip to the bottom so that they could stand and support the mascot on them.
Most of the common pieces were produced in the thousands, the less common in their hundreds, and the very few rare examples such as theComete, HibouandRenardin a handfulonly. It is thought that these three were supposed to be at least 50 off, however in the case of the Owl and the Fox only about half a dozen pieces are known to existworldwide. Various factors came into play in the 1930\'s when these three were designed as the world depression and the Wall StreetCrash happened. Mascots became out of favor as radiators were now enclosed in modern cars of the era.
Post-war the \'R\' was dropped from the signature and was engraved in a scrolling script as \'Lalique, France\' with an \'R\' in a circle in between meaning \'Registered\'. This particular book came about after I had done a previous series of three on this subject,with further information coming to light along with corrections and up-dates. It is probably the definitive tome covering every aspect of these mascots and the hobby in general.-The previous interview with reporter Anji at \'The Latest\'TV on 09/10/2025Lalique Mascots: A Collector’s Definitive Guide Celebrates 100 Years of Art Deco Masterpieceson the subject of my new book, went very well, however I made some errors probably down to sight memory loss, nervousness etc. I quoted René Citroën instead of André-Gustave Citroën, whichis his correct full name. I also got the sale realisation prices wrong on both theHibou(Owl) one that recently made £70,000 on the hammer at Gorringe\'s sale in Lewes andRenard(Fox), the last example making £140,000 all-in.Plus, some other minor points in that I should have mentioned the lesser models for collectors with limited funds to start-up and look for certain pieces as the small version of the Mermaid, the Perch, the Cockerel and a few others that may be obtained for under £500.
*Available direct from us at £55+ £5 p&p, this will be author signed and numbered in a limited edition of 500 hardback copies. A softback edition should become available when this series has sold out with a RRP of £35.
Please see the new interview of 04/11/2025
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-Exquisite Lalique MascotsThe exclusive home for Lalique mascots. Experience the allure of Lalique automotive Mascots (or radiator hood ornaments) at our *Gallery in Brighton. We buy, sell and trade in the hardened glass Art Deco automotive mascots produced by the Lalique factory in France during the inter-wars period, see some of the ones we have here (in the images above). With kind compliments to The Antiques Trade Gazette for the main image taken from the Berkely Square, London Lalique mascots exhibition.-*Visitors by prior appointment only. Please be aware that recorded CCTV is in operation both inside and outside of our premises. The images are never given to any third parties, apart from any specific demand from the emergency services where the laws of the UK prevail.
-If you are interested in the glass automotive hood ornaments of R. Lalique, then please take a look at Mascots - The Art of Collecting with Geoffrey G Weiner (youtube.com)-Note: Images show the photos within these publications.
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c/oThe Lalique Mascot Collector\'s Clubat the White Lion Garage
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Kemp Town
Brighton BN2 1JD
Sussex
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