Description

LaliquePetite Libellule / Small Dragonfly car mascot. Model Number: 1144 Mounted in a Chrome radiator cap on a turned wooden base. This is in A1 Condition and a truly great rare example.

These wonderful glass Lalique car mascots originally adorned many fabulous Prestigious Motor Cars such as Bentley & Rolls Royce, made as car hood ornaments that would light up in the night and glow, these were first introduced in the 1920’s by famous glass maker René Jules Lalique, who started a company using his own name, which still creates fine glassware today.

Moulded into the lalique car mascots wing is ” lalique “and very faintly moulded “France” mark can be seen on the top side of the frosted base under the wings.

Standing in a wooden and silver plate mount.