René Lalique (French 1860-1945) CALENDAL SCENT... Lot n° 86

René Lalique (French 1860-1945) CALENDAL SCENT BOTTLE, MOLINARD - 1 designed 1927 clear, frosted and sepia stained moulded R. LALIQUE MADE IN FRANCE, with LALIQUE repeated between, applied paper label printed CALENDAL MOLINARD JEUNE GRASSE PARIS (11cm (4 3/8in) high) This bottle takes its name from a collection of poems published by Frédéric Mistral in 1867. Though the bottle was designed in 1927 to mark the 60th Anniversary, it was not put into production. (Mayer Lefkowith, C., The Art of René Lalique, Flacons and Powder Boxes, New York, 2010, p. 315)