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Epoque Fine Jewels

René Lalique (Ay 1860-1945 Paris)
Art Nouveau choker necklace
Paris, circa 1905
Gold, diamond, enamel and glass
Signed: Lalique
The piece is housed in its original case, marked ‘Lalique, Place Vendôme 24, Paris’
Provenance: private collection, France

An impressive Art Nouveau gold, diamond, enamel and glass choker necklace by René Lalique, consisting of six pentagonal plaques made from moulded amber-coloured glass, each adorned with two intertwined thistle flowers facing outward, topped by three yellow enamel rods. Flanking the plaques are long curved thorns, set with diamonds and accented with yellow and brown enamel. Between the thorns are small thistle flower motifs in moulded orange glass, enhanced with diamonds.