Description: A René Lalique 'Espalion' vase, no. 996, designed 1927
the ovoid body moulded with overlapping fern leaves, in frosted and opaque glass, inscribed 'R. Lalique France No. 996'
18 cm high
PROVENANCE
Fine & Decorative Arts & Antique Furniture, James R. Lawson, Sydney, 5 December 1989, lot 88
LITERATURE
Félix Marcilhac,
R. Lalique, Catalogue Raisonné De L'Oeuvre de Verre, Editions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2004, no. 996, p. 438 (illustrated, another example)