René LALIQUE (1860-1945) - "Winged Woman". Bronze... Lot 45

René LALIQUE (1860-1945) - "Winged Woman". Bronze with a nuanced brown patina, lost wax cast iron, c. 1899-1900. height. 98,5 cm - length. 104,7 cm - depth. 9 cm - Origin: remained in the family since the beginning. History: balustrade model made in 1899 for the 1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris. Exposed in Group XV, Class 95. A similar model was exhibited at the Arts Décoratifs in Paris during the René Lalique exhibition in 1991. RESTRICTION on this lot: Prior payment is required by transfer of a deposit of 50 000 € maximum 48 hours before the sale to be able to bid on this lot. Live bids on this lot will therefore not be taken into account for bidders who have not done what is necessary before. Bibliography: Albert Quantin, L'Exposition du Siècle, ed. La Revue Le Monde Moderne, Paris, circa 1901, p. 110 for a view of the window of René Lalique's stand at the 1900 Universal Exhibition - Gustave-Geoffroy, L'Exposition universelle de 1900 à Paris, Paris, 1902, plate 38 for a photograph of three winged women - Henri Vever, La Bijouterie française au XIXème siècle, vol. III, Paris, 1908, p.735 for a view of René Lalique's stand at the 1900 Universal Exhibition. Edith Mannoni, Meubles et ensembles style 1900, ed. Charles Massin, Paris, 1968, p. 21 for a winged woman from the Setton collection. Laurence Buffet-Challié, Le Modern Style, ed. Baschet et Cie, Paris, 1975, p. 146 for a winged woman from the Périnet collection - Tony L Mortimer, Lalique by Lalique, ed. Giorgi & Gambi, Florence, 1976, pp. 32-33 for a winged woman. Sigrid Barten, René Lalique, Schmuck und Objets d'art 1890-1910, ed. Neues Publishing Company, Berlin, 1977, p. 580 for a view of René Lalique's stand and p. 581, n. 1821 for the photography of three winged women. Vivienne Becker, The Jewellery of René Lalique, exhibition catalogue, 28 May-24 July 1987, Goldsmith Hall, Goldsmith Hall, Goldsmiths' Company, London, 1987, p. 15 for a view of René Lalique's stand and pp. 28-29