Caryatid “Source of the Melite Fountain.” Made by Lalique, France, designed in 1924. Catalogued from 1928 to 1932, not reissued after 1947.
Signed in script “R Lalique” on the back near the base.

Molded-pressed satin-finish glass sculpture, clear blown-molded glass, frosted and acid-etched on the exterior.

Original square wooden base.

Dimensions:
Height without base: 53 cm; base: 6 cm

The model of this sculpture belongs to a series of 16 variations created for the 128 caryatids that adorned the Fontaine des Sources de France installed at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris in 1925.

Bibliography:
F. Marcilhac, René Lalique 1860-1945. Maître-verrier, Les Éditions de l’Amateur, Paris, 2004, pp. 92-94, 402.