When a bronze woman with outsize wings by René Lalique landed in Châtellerault, in the Vienne département, she was eagerly awaited, as she rarely appears at auction and always causes a flutter each time.
René Lalique (1860-1945), Femme ailée (Winged Woman), bronze with shaded brown patina, lost wax casting, ca. 1899-1900, 98.5 x 104.7 x 9 cm.
Result: €508,200