A Rene Lalique 'Esterel' vase, designed 1923, the baluster body moulded with overlapping leaves, in opalescent glass with a blue patina, moulded 'R. Lalique, 15.5 cm high. Provenance: Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Related Wares, Oriental and European Ceramics, Furniture and Works of Art, Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne, 11 November 1987, lot 167, Mr Hans Mueller and Mrs Gertrud Mueller, Sydney, acquired from the above. Literature: Felix Marcilhac, R. Lalique, Catalogue Raisonne De L'Oeuvre de Verre, Editions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2004, no. 941, p. 426 (illustrated, another example)