Common Themes

René Lalique introduced this glass car mascot (hood ornament) in 1925 — Comète (Comet) is a fantastic example of Art Deco aesthetics. This piece is especially rare.

The first Lalique mascot was commissioned by the Citroen company in 1925, the ‘5 horses’, for the model 5CV. There followed 27 more depicting horses’ heads, various bird and animal forms, nude figures, and even a shooting star. The mascots were made mostly in clear glass, satin finish, frosted finish, varying degrees of tinting of amethyst and pink hues, and in a variety of colours: purple, blue, amber, brown topaz, grey, and also in opalescent glass ranging from deep blue to milky white opalescence.

This Etsy find, for the wine aficionado. (Which, by the way, I am not.)

Space, the final frontier (insert Star Trek theme here). Pictured is one of a set of two wine glasses. These beautiful cobalt wine goblets with clear stems stand 7-1/2 inches tall and hold 13 ounces (they also come in all clear glass). Adorned with images of stars, moons, planets and spaceships these wonderful glasses will make all your wines taste heavenly!