LALIQUE CRYSTAL FAUNS DOOR HANDLES BOND STREET BOUTIQUE

A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE A TANGIBLE EXAMPLE OF LALIQUE'S HISTORY

ON THE 5TH MARCH 2009 THE BOUTIQUE LALIQUE, NEW BOND STREET CLOSED ITS DOORS FOR THE LAST TIME.

AS A RESULT OF THIS WE WERE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATE THE ACQUISITION OF THESE ABSOLUTELY STUNNING CRYSTAL  ' FAUNS ' DOOR HANDLES WHICH WERE MOUNTED ON THE INNER GLASS SHOWROOM ENTRANCE DOOR.

THEY WERE ORIGINALLY COMMISSIONED IN PARIS IN 1983 SPECIFICALLY FOR THE NEW BOND STREET BOUTIQUE WHERE THEY REMAINED IN PLACE UNTIL THE 5TH MARCH 2009.

EACH OF THE CRYSTAL HANDLES IS CYLINDRICAL IN FORM AND BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED WITH ' FAUNS' TAKEN FROM ROMAN MYTHOLOGY AND DEPICT HALF HUMAN, HALF MYTHICAL BEASTS SURROUNDED BY VINE LEAVES AND BUNCHES OF GRAPES.

EACH HANDLE HAS BEEN INDIVIDUALLY SIGNED WITH THE ENGRAVED SIGNATURE 'LALIQUE FRANCE' TOWARD'S THE LOWER BASE AS DETAILED IN PHOTOGRAPH NUMBER 6.

THEY ARE TRULY ICONIC WORKS OF ART AND VERY MUCH A PART OF LALIQUE'S HISTORY. OVER THE YEARS THEY HAVE BEEN HANDLED BY THE RICH AND FAMOUS AMONGST WHICH ARE GIVENCHY, THE SAATCHI FAMILY, SIR ELTON JOHN, ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, QUEEN SONJA OF NORWAY, MADONNA AND THE ROYAL FAMILY TO NAME BUT A FEW.

JUST PRIOR TO THE REMOVAL OF THE HANDLES WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO PHOTOGRAPH THEM IN PLACE AT THE NEW BOND STREET BOUTIQUE,THESE ARE DETAILED IN PHOTOGRAPHS 8-12. THEY REPRESENT THE ONLY EXISTING PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD OF THEIR FORMER LOCATION,COPIES OF WHICH WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE SALE.

WE WILL PROVIDE A FULL LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY PREPARED BY LALIQUE BOND STREET AND SIGNED BY FREDERICK FISCHER THE SHOWROOM DIRECTOR WHO IS CURRENTLY THE SHOWROOM DIRECTOR OF THE NEW LALIQUE FLAGSHIP STORE IN CONDUIT STREET.

ALTHOUGH ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO BE MOUNTED ON A GLASS DOOR WE FELT THAT THEIR ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE WOULD BE BETTER SERVED IF THEY WERE MOUNTED AS STAND ALONE WORKS OF ART.

TO THIS END WE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH A DESIGN TEAM TO PRODUCE A DISPLAY FORMAT WHICH WOULD ENHANCE THEIR NATURAL BEAUTY.

THIS WAS ACHIEVED BY PROFILING CYLINDRICAL ACRYLIC ROD TO REPLICATE THE PROFILING ON THE DOOR FURNITURE MOUNTS, WE HAVE ALSO MANAGED TO REPLICATE IN THE BASE MOUNTS THE CLEAR AND OPAQUE GLASS OF THE HANDLES THEMSELVES.

WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ORIGINAL GLASS DOOR BY INSERTING POLISHED CYLINDRICAL SPACER'S AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE DISPLAY.

WE HAVE DESIGNED THE DISPLAY IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE HANDLES CAN EITHER BE DISPLAYED WITH OR WITHOUT THE ACCOMPANYING DOOR FURNITURE.

THE ADVANTAGE OF DISPLAY WITHOUT THE DOOR FURNITURE IS THAT THEY CAN BE INDEPENDENTLY DISPLAYED AS ARCHITECTURAL PIECES IN ORDER THAT THEIR TRUE BEAUTY CAN BE FULLY   APPRECIATED WITHOUT INTERFERENCE.  IT IS HOWEVER A MATTER OF PERSONAL CHOICE, THEY COULD OF COURSE BE REMOUNTED ON A GLASS DOOR AS ORIGINALLY INTENDED.

TO THIS END THE ORIGINAL FULL SET OF DOOR MOUNTING FURNITURE IS INCLUDED IN THIS SALE TOGETHER WITH THE MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR YOU REQUIRE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION THEN PLEASE CONTACT US VIA THE ABOVE SELLER'S LINK,WE WILL BE PLEASED TO ASSIST.

DIMENSIONS DISPLAY ASSEMBLY: HEIGHT: 49.50 CM WIDTH: 29.00 CM DEPTH: 10.00 CM  (19.50" X 11.50" X 4.0")

DIMENSIONS EACH HANDLE: HEIGHT: 42.50 CM DIAMETER: 6.0 CM  (16.85" X 2.50")

DELIVERY TERMS: DUE TO THE HIGH VALUE INVOLVED AND THE RISK OF TRANSIT DAMAGE WE WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT THE HANDLES ARE COLLECTED FROM US AND WE WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ARRANGE A SUITABLE COLLECTION DATE.

PAYMENT TERMS: WE WILL ACCEPT PAYMENT ON COLLECTION BY WAY OF A BANKERS DRAFT,OR IF YOU WOULD PREFER PLEASE CONTACT US FOR ADDITIONAL PAYMENT METHODS TO PAY UPON PICK UP. IF PAYING BY CHEQUE THEN WE SHALL REQUIRE SEVEN DAYS CLEARANCE FROM THE POINT THE CHEQUE IS PRESENTED TO OUR BANK. DUE TO THE HIGH LEVEL OF FEES APPLIED WE WILL NOT ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL.

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