Tiger Necklace
by LALIQUE, René, Gold, agate, horn, enamel, outside diameter 22 cm
Ren� Lalique revolutionized jewellery design by combining precious and non-precious materials selected according to their aesthetic appeal. By 1904, the year that he exhibited this necklace at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri, Lalique had progressed beyond Art Nouveau, the movement with which he was originally associated. He began emphasizing compositions with symmetrical components and the use of animal motifs in a style that would become fully manifested in the designs he created for moulded glass several years later.