A Rene Lalique 'Esterel' vase, designed 1923, the baluster body moulded with overlapping leaves, in frosted and clear glass with a grey patina, moulded 'R. Lalique, 15.5 cm high. Provenance: A Good Two Day Decorative and Fine Art Sale, William S. Ellenden, Sydney, 21 March 1991, lot 438, 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)