R. LALIQUE. RAISINS" decanter. Model created in 1920. Blown-moulded patinated white glass (mould n° 1385); moulded-pressed stopper. Total height: 28 cm. Signed "R. LALIQUE" under the base. (small chips to the stopper). Appears in the 1928 and 1932 catalogues and on the 1937 price list, not continued after 1947. Registered at the design office on 12 June 1920, under n° 21 of the legal deposit 3720. A rare example bearing the initials "RF" on the stopper for "République Française"; according to the family, this decanter was intended for the Elysée Palace. Bibliography: Félix Marcilhac, "R. Lalique: catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre de verre", Les éditions de l'Amateur. Model 3165, reproduced on page 740.