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Lot 61

CHARDONS CP. 233

Closed20 May 2009

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GBP 49,250

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CHARDONS CP. 233
cire perdue vase with sepia staining wheel engraved R. LALIQUE 17.9 cm. high

Specialist note

This vase dating from 1920 is referred to by Felix Marcilhac, René Lalique Maître-Verrier, 1994, CP 233 and the design drawing is illustrated.

Cire perdue is an ancient form for casting a unique piece, in which a wax model is covered in plaster. It is then heated and the liquid wax removed and replaced with molten glass. Once cooled the plaster mould is destroyed. Cire Perdue items have an absence of mould lines and are not polished.