1925 August

René Lalique creates two more car mascots

Later in August 1925 René Lalique presented two more models specifically for the purpose of mounting as a car mascot (in that they would not physically stand on their own outside of a mounting base without falling over). These were model number 1123 "Comete" and 1122 "Cinq Chevaux" - the Cinq Chevaux was referenced to the Citroën 5CV (5HP in France) designed and marketed between 1922 and 1926. The 5 Chevaux mascot continued for sale for much longer, appearing in the 1932 Lalique et Cie Catalogue but removed by 1937. Coincidentally in 1925, Citroën advertised their automobiles on the Eiffel Tower using 200,000 light bulbs and including designs of falling stars, said to the the inspiration for Lalique's Comete design. It would be almost exactly one year before Lalique created another car mascot, the Archer, under model number 1126. No mascots were created by Lalique in 1927.