The final year of Lalique car mascot design

In 1931, perhaps buoyed by apparently bullish markets after the first economic collapses as part of the initial period of the great depression, Lalique created his final 3 car mascot designs, namely "Renard" "Hibou" "Chrysis". These were expensive pieces and the market optimism turned out to be misplaced and the banking system collapsed. Unsurprisingly, automobile sales were down from their 1928 peak and demand for high-end goods such as accessories for luxury motor cars virtually non-existent. Thus these launches were a commercial failure and few, if any, would have been used for the intended purpose. Any stock would have been marketed by Lalique as a paperweight (presse-papiers). The purchase price and market conditions combined to make certainly the Renard and Hibou models extremely rare to find today. The Chrysis version fared better as it continued in production as a paperweight and statuette long after 1937 and the beginning of the end of the great depression.