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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.