model

Object NameModel for an Automobile Mascot or Paperweight

Maker René Lalique (French, 1860-1945)

Made FromPlaster, Paint

Date1928

Place MadeFrance, possibly Combs-la-Ville; France, possibly Wingen-sur-Moder

TechniqueCast, painted

SizeOverall H: 20.1 cm, W: 14.4 cm, D: 6.6 cm

Accession Number81.7.71

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Rene Lalique: Enchanted by Glass (CHRYSLER)

Rene Lalique: Enchanted by Glass

Not On View

Physical DescriptionModel for an Automobile Mascot or Paperweight, "Coq nain (Bantam rooster)". Plaster, brown paint; cast, painted. Plaster model painted brown. Rooster with tail upraised and head lowered; on metal armature and thin circular plaster base; octagonal hole in base.
Provenance

Former Collection Bernard Danenberg - 1981-05-21