A Rene Lalique 'Espalion' vase, 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, 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. 996, p. 438 (illustrated, another example)