RENÉ LALIQUE FRENCH, 1860 - 1945 Flask with Brush surmounted by Two Peacocks, 1904 - 1905 Jade, gold, enamel - 8,4 cm; brush: 7,5 cm Name stamps on the lower rim of the brush handle and underneath the foot of the flask
In Sigrid Barten, René Lalique Schmuck und Objets d’art 1890-1910 (Prestel 1989), a design can be found for this flask under catalog number 1722 (pencil and gouache on paper, 28 x 22 cm). Besides the stunning technical virtuosity which is displayed in this small object, this flask is quite exceptional because of its rarity. Up till now, only the design for this flask was known, and it is most likely a unique piece.