The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 2, 2020

Dragon Fly Brooch

c. 1900-1910

made by

René Lalique

(French, 1860-1945)

France, late 19th-early 20th Century

Gold with plique-a-jour and cloisonne enamels

Overall: 7.7 x 9.7 cm (3 1/16 x 3 13/16 in.)

Roberta Holden Bole Fund 1964.448

© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

Location

not on view

Inscriptions

Inscription

inscribed on side of mount to the right: LALIQUE.

Provenance
(Ralph Esmerian, New York).
Citations
Kathman, Barbara A. A Cleveland Bestiary. Cleveland, OH; Cleveland Museum of Art, 1981. Reproduced: p. 48; Mentioned: p. 46, p. 62
Exhibition history

Year in Review: 1965. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 27-November 14, 1965).

Art Nouveau in France. The Cleveland Museum of Art (March 1-September 1, 1979).

A Cleveland Bestiary. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 14-December 16, 1981).

Art Nouveau in France. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 12, 1988-January 2, 1989).

Source URL: https://cmaweb23-bbn-2.clevelandart.org/art/1964.448