Lot 178: René Lalique Hirondelles Opalescent Glass Bowl in Metal Mount

A René Lalique opalescent glass bowl in the Hirondelles (Swallows) pattern, featuring three relief-moulded birds in flight encircling a central floral rosette. The glass is translucent with a milky blue-white opalescence characteristic of Art Deco period French glassmaking. The bowl is set within a silver-tone metal frame featuring twin handles decorated with foliate acanthus leaf motifs. The glass component is impressed on the underside with a relief-moulded signature reading R. LALIQUE near the central flower and the word FRANCE on the opposite side. A white adhesive auction label is present on the surface reading 178 SHELDYS AUCTIONEERS and a small white price sticker reading 12951 is also attached.