Only three examples of this black vase are known to exist: one in the permanent collection of the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris and this example which is one of a pair made for the Havilland shop in New York.
cf. Felix Marcilhac, R. Lalique, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre de verre, Les éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, p. 45;
René Lalique exhibition catalogue, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan 23 May-12 July 1992, p.207; Lalique Par Lalique, Société Lalique, Paris, 1977, p.185; René Lalique exhibition catalogue, Musée des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, October 22 1991-March 8 1992, no.110