A nice looking Lalique Goblet Hesperides has appeared at auction with a starting price of only $9.99 and no reserve. The Rene Lalique Hesperides No. 1 is model number 3412, circa 1931 and is almost exactly 5 inches tall. This goblet was produced in clear glass, fume (a light charcoal) and this great yellow color.
The Maine USA seller has 100% feedback with a good number of comparably priced items included; they aren’t all 5 cent postcard feedback! A ton of large photos accompany the listing, there is reasonable shipping (around $12 in the US, $34 to the UK) and paypal of course.
The seller states: ” ….. it is in excellent condition. It has no chips, cracks, interior staining or repairs.”
You can find this great looking goblet listed in the Rene Lalique Auctions section at Rlalique.com.
Colored glass collectors, tableware collectors, heck even a vase collector or collector of smaller items like seals and ashtrays could find a spot on the shelf for a nice colored example of the work of Rene Lalique such as this glass. Our usual caution applies: check it out for yourself!
Here is a link to a saved/cached image version of the original 200437555478 listing online. You may have to use the zoom function of your browser (or whatever program opens images for you) to get the cached image to expand in the window if it does not appear full size. After clicking on the link to the item, a new window will open with the cached image in it. On a Mac, just click on the image and see if that expands it. If not, press the apple key and click on the cached image in your browser window. On a PC, hold down the alt key while clicking on the cached image.
And more general information about Lalique glass, check out Rene Lalique Glass section at the RLalique.com Rene Lalique Biography.
April 27th, 2010 Update: Switched Item Link To Cached Image Version
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