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Coq Nain Ornament

Manufacturer René Lalique (French, 1860-1945)

CultureFrench

Dateca. 1928-1945

MediumPressed glass

DimensionsOverall: 8 in. (20.3 cm)

InscribedSigned on bottom: "Lalique France" and original Lalique paper seal.

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6398

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 220

DescriptionCock motor mascot radiator ornament. Of clear and heavy glass. Pressed into mold. Quantity production. Designed by Rene Lalique. "Coq Nain".

Exhibition History"Exhibition of Contemporary Glass and Rugs," American Federation of Arts 1929-1930. (Exhib. cat. no. 128). Published ReferencesRené Lalique. LALIQUE GLASS: THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE FOR 1932. Reprint: 1981. Corning: Corning Museum of Glass and Dover Publications. Planche 76 & 88, no. 1135. Also illustrated Lalique Catalog, p. 70, as paperweight "No. 11-800." Félix Marcilhac. RENÈ LALIQUE, 1860-1945: MAÎTRE-VERRIER: ANALYSE DE L'OEUVRE ET CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ. Paris: Editions de l'Amateur. 1994. No. 1135, p. 498.