René Lalique: career timeline

French · 1860–1945 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 776 of 2,937 lots (26% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

René Lalique: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1900s33$1.7kSign upOther
1910s11096$1.6kSign upOther
1920s489415$1.6kSign upOther
1930s159121$1.2kSign upOther
1940s128$1.6kSign upOther

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1900s 3 works

Sold
3 of 3
Median
$1.7kSign up
Average
$2.8kSign up
Typical size
10.5 × 8.5 in (27 × 21 cm)
Mediums
Other (1), Gouache (1), Watercolor (1)
Subjects
—

1910s 110 works

Sold
96 of 110
Median
$1.6kSign up
Average
$3.7kSign up
Typical size
5 × 3.5 in (13 × 9 cm)
Mediums
Other (97), Drawing (5), Sculpture (5)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (5), Butterflies (3), Figures & portraits (2)
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…and 86 more works from this group in the full results list.

1920s 489 works

Sold
415 of 489
Median
$1.6kSign up
Average
$4.2kSign up
Typical size
7.5 × 6.5 in (20 × 17 cm)
Mediums
Other (451), Sculpture (23), Drawing (14)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (4), Flowers & still life (3), Cattle & animals (3)
Show 12 more (1920s)

…and 465 more works from this group in the full results list.

1930s 159 works

Sold
121 of 159
Median
$1.2kSign up
Average
$1.9kSign up
Typical size
6.5 × 6.5 in (17 × 17 cm)
Mediums
Other (152), Sculpture (3), Print (other) (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (9), Butterflies (2), Rabbits (1)
Show 12 more (1930s)

…and 135 more works from this group in the full results list.

1940s 12 works

Sold
8 of 12
Median
$1.6kSign up
Average
$3kSign up
Typical size
6.5 × 5 in (17 × 13 cm)
Mediums
Other (10), Drawing (1), Sculpture (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)

Creation date not recorded

2161 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 7 works

Sold
7 of 7
Median
$600Sign up
Average
$2.4kSign up
Typical size
—
Mediums
Other (7)
Subjects
—
Show 1 more (2000s)

Undated, sold in the 2010s 161 works

Sold
119 of 161
Median
$2.4kSign up
Average
$6kSign up
Typical size
9.5 × 8.5 in (24 × 22 cm)
Mediums
Other (145), Engraving (9), Print (other) (4)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (7), Flowers & still life (2)
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…and 149 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 1993 works

Sold
1798 of 1993
Median
$2.2kSign up
Average
$5.4kSign up
Typical size
5 × 7.5 in (13 × 19 cm)
Mediums
Other (1936), Sculpture (25), Drawing (15)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (37), Figures & portraits (27), Butterflies (25)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 1981 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All René Lalique auction results →