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 Title: Rago The Fifth Annual Lalique Auction & Perfume Presentations  

Auction held in: Lambertville, NJ

Sale Date:  11/6/04

No. of Lots: 705

No. of Pages: 167

Condition:  Very Good

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The Perfume Presentations set the pace with one outstanding piece, a 1917 Baccarat perfume bottle for Ramses, "Le Secret du Sphinx," selling for $35,250 surpassing the estimate of $8/12,000. A rare Lalique Perfume Presentation by Tokalon, "Petalia," brought a rousing $35,250.
Zodiac clock by Rene Lalique circa 1936 with wheelcut decoration and blue patina on an ebonized base 49938 Zodiac clock by Rene Lalique, circa 1936, with wheel-cut decoration and blue patina on an ebonized base, $49,938.

Other impressive pieces included a 1926 Devilbiss Imperial perfume bottle made in Toledo, Ohio, that sold for $16,450 - more than twice its estimate - and a rare and exquisite Austrian black crystal perfume bottle, circa 1920s, with a smiling satyr stopper, that brought $8,812 with an estimate of $2,5/3,000. Devilbiss Imperial perfume bottle circa 1920s 16450 Devilbiss Imperial perfume bottle, circa 1920s, $16,450.
The spectacular works by Rene Lalique captured the audience and realized impressive results. Highlighting the auction was a unique Lalique Firebird illuminating plaque, "Oiseau de Feu," circa 1922, in clear and frosted glass on a bronze illuminating stand with a red light filter that brought $64,625.

Other impressive works included a Lalique Zodiac clock, circa 1936, with wheel-cut decoration in clear and frosted glass with blue patina on an ebonized base that sold for $49,938.

A Lalique seal, "Armes d'Angleterre," circa 1919, with the original Lalique box stamped with Place Vendome mark, estimated at $5/7,000, brought $24,675, and a circa 1905 Lalique white gold figurine pendant with engraved glass, blue enamel and diamonds and the original hanging chain realized $31,725.

Another desirable piece, Lalique's, "Sirenes Avec Bouchon Figurine," circa 1920, in clear and frosted glass with sepia patina, brought $19,975 and a rare Lalique carafe and stopper, "Six Tetes," circa 1914, in clear and frosted glass with gray patina sold for $12,925. 

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