Lot Essay
Another example of this model can be seen in the Lalique Collection, Paris
Details
'MERLES ET RAISINS', AN EXTREMELY RARE MOLDED GLASS PANEL
BY RENE LALIQUE, MODEL INTRODUCED IN 1928 FOR THE COMPAGNIE INTERNATIONALE DES WAGONS-LITS
Rectangular, molded with blackbirds nestled amongst fruiting grapevines
20in. (51cm.) high, 17in. (42cm.) wide (mounted in a wood frame)
BY RENE LALIQUE, MODEL INTRODUCED IN 1928 FOR THE COMPAGNIE INTERNATIONALE DES WAGONS-LITS
Rectangular, molded with blackbirds nestled amongst fruiting grapevines
20in. (51cm.) high, 17in. (42cm.) wide (mounted in a wood frame)
Literature
cf. Felix Marcilhac, R. Lalique, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre de verre, Les éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, p.866, no. 3B
Exhibited
Lalique Retrospective, Henri Bendel, New York