A Rene Lalique Dauphins vase, designed 1932, the compressed cylindrical body moulded with a scene depicting fish swimming, in frosted and opalescent glass with remnant blue patina, acid etched R. Lalique France, 14 cm high. Provenance: Decorative Arts and Antiques, Oriental Art and Jewellery, Sotheby's Australia, Sydney, 27 November 1996, lot 2, 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. 10-900, p. 464 (illustrated, another example)