Rene Lalique Autumn Figure in Frosted Glass
A Rene Lalique 'Automine Surtout' figure, designed 1939, the figure symbolising the Autumn season, kneeling and clutching a bunch of grapes to her cheek, in frosted glass with a blue patina, inscribed 'R. Lalique France, 7.87 in. high. Provenance: All Chenil Gallery, Chelsea, Mr Hans Mueller and Mrs Gertrud Mueller, Sydney, acquired from the above on 26 August 1988. Literature: Felix Marcilhac, R. Lalique, Catalogue Raisonne De L'Oeuvre de Verre, Editions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2004, no. 841, p. 405 (illustrated, another example)
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- 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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