RENÉ LALIQUE (1860–1945)
'Charmille' vase, model created in 1926.
Mould-blown glass with a satin and polished finish, enhanced by a delicate amber-pink patina.
Dimensions: H. 35.5 cm × Diam. 30 cm - H. 13.98 in. × Diam. 11.81 in.
Material: Mould-blown glass
Period: Circa 1926
Provenance: Former Charbonneaux Collection, by descent.
Bibliography: Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique – Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre de verre, Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2011, model no. 978, illustrated p. 434.
Historical Note: An identical Charmille vase formerly belonged to the celebrated Paris Opera Étoile ballerina Suzanne Lorcia. The model appears in a period photograph resting upon Ruhlmann's unique Lorcia table, reproduced in Florence Camard's Ruhlmann: Master of Art Deco (New York, 1984, p. 152).
