JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 7 November 2023 - 10:00 AM start
A Lalique ‘Nysa’ crystal panel cuff bracelet,
Realised: $420 plus premium
Lot Details
six domed panels each decorated with a cherub with bunches of grapes, in gold plated frames with large links, each framed marked Lalique France, clasp with safety catch. In Lalique box. L.180mm. In mythology, Nysa is the birthplace of Dionysus symbol of the vineyard. The nymphs of Nysa watched over the young Dionysus, son of Zeus, whom they kept hidden in a grotto where he grew up on the fruit of the vine. Lalique reinterpreted this famous motif in a line of silver and crystal jewellery.
