A Lalique 'Côte d'Or' charger, no. 10-406, designed 1943, post-1945 manufacture

THE HANS & GETRUD MUELLER COLLECTION, SYDNEY

the circular body moulded to the centre with a scene depicting maidens amongst a cluster of grapes and vines, in frosted and clear glass, inscribed 'Lalique France', raised on a separate glass stand
charger 40 cm diameter, stand 26 cm high, 53 cm wide, 17 cm deep

Provenance

Mr Hans Mueller and Mrs Gertrud Mueller, Sydney

Condition Report

The glass fillets securing the charger in place on the stand are brittle: the front left fillet has snapped in the centre and one end is detached; the front right fillet has fractured and is missing part of the top section.
The charger is in good order overall and the factory marks are clear.
The stand is structurally sound and in good order; only two rubber protectors to the underside remain, two are missing.

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