Rare Lalique 'Vendome' Ceiling Light: Impressive Art Deco Design

A rare and impressive Rene Lalique 'Vendome' ceiling light, designed 1930, the central circular plate with moulded concentric beadwork design, radiating eighteen stepped elements, all of conforming design, in frosted glass, supported by a faceted nickel plated copper stem with a stepped ceiling cap, stenciled 'Lalique France' to circular plate, approximately 82 cm long (from ceiling cap), 85 cm diameter. Provenance: George and Janice Rayner, Melbourne. Literature: Felix Marcilhac, R. Lalique, catalogue Raisonne de L'Oeuvre de verre, Editions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1994, no. 2293, p. 668. Other notes: the unique stepped sunburst outline of this ceiling light likely inspired by the architectural elements of the Chrysler building in New York city, which was constructed between 1928-1930, standing as the world's tallest building upon its completion.