Rene Lalique Sauterelles Vase - Grasshopper Design

A Rene Lalique Sauterelles vase, designed 1912, the frosted…
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A Rene Lalique Sauterelles vase, designed 1912, the frosted baluster body moulded with a continuous pattern of grasshoppers amongst branches, in frosted and clear glass with a blue and green patina, inscribed R. Lalique France, 27 cm high. Provenance: Decorative Arts and Antiques, James R. Lawson, Sydney, 6 August 1991, lot 48, 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. 888, p. 414 (illustrated, another example)

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  • Baluster (glass) - An architectural term for a column in a balustrade or staircase.

    When used to describe glass, it can either refer to the shape of the stem of a wine glass, being slender above and pear shaped below, or the shape of the whole vessel, usually a vase. In fact the baluster shape is often described as being vase-like.

    The description of a vase as being of baluster shape covers a wide variety of shapes that often bear no resemblance to the original architectural form.
  • Patination / Patina - In broad terms, patination refers to the exterior surface appearance of the timber, the effect of fading caused by exposure to sunlight and air over the course of a century or more, changing the piece to a soft, mellow colour.

    As patina is very difficult to replicate, it is one of the most important guides to determining the age of furniture.

    Patina is also the term applied to the bloom or film found on old bronzes due to oxidisation.

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