A Rene Lalique 'Malesherbes' vase, designed 1927, the ovoid body moulded with graduated overlapping leaves, in opalescent glass with a blue patina, inscribed 'R. Lalique France, 23 cm high. Provenance: Renee Antiques, New York, Mr Hans Mueller and Mrs Gertrud Mueller, Sydney, acquired from the above on 1 October 1989. Literature: Felix Marcilhac, R. Lalique, Catalogue Raisonne De L'Oeuvre de Verre, Editions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2004, no. 1014, p. 442 (illustrated, another example)