A STRIKING FRENCH ART DECO SILVER TROPHY VASE, by Henri Lapparra, c.1933, the vase of faceted flared form with graduated loop handles on a domed circular foot, stamped mark, mounted on a shaped octagonal marble base bearing a silver label inscribed "Offert par Figaro et Figaro Illustre Saint-Moritz 1933", and with further maker's label "Lapparra Orfevre Paris". Height overall 25cm Note: the trophy was presumably offered in a skiing competition by Le Figaro who will have commissioned it from the well-known Parisian silversmith Henri Lapparra

Some chips to edge of marble base but in otherwise good condition.