Lalique and more

Illuminated automobile hood ornament in the form of a rooster by René Jules Lalique

The Cape Cod Mystery (1931)
Pg 15
"Jimmy sent him a 16-cylinder roadster this spring. It's got a special body, silver fittings and a lalaque radiator ornament, a trick horn and Lord knows what else."

Lalaque is a typo, Phoebe Atwood Taylor must mean Lalique.

René Jules Lalique was a renowned glass designer. He became known for his stunning creations of perfume bottles, vases, jewellery, chandeliers, clocks and in the later part of René's life, automobile hood ornaments. He was born in Ay, a small French village on 6 April 1860 and lived until 5 May 1945. He started a glassware firm, named after himself, which still remains successful.


A 1931 Ford Roadster. (Porter is a fictitious car company created by Taylor).