FRANCOIS-EMILE DÉCORCHEMONT'Bol deux anses caméléons' vase, 1924-1925Pate de Cristal, the blue, oviform cast with twin handles formed as chameleons, raised on a short foot.11.4 cm high, 18.5 cm wideSigned with 'Décorchemont' seal, incised date coding 'A55'.Footnotes:ProvenanceThe present owners's grandmother collected the work of Decorchemont within his lifetimeLiteratureVéronique Ayroles, Francois Décorchemont – Maitre de la pate de verre, Editions Norma, Paris, 2006, p. 256 (for model 189, similar model in a different colour illustrated and noted as 'Bowl with two chameleon handles, created in 1922 distributed until 1925, H. 11 D.19 cm (with handles), 10 copies')

A few tiny nicks to the sides on the raised decoration and a couple on the edge of the foot - there are also some tiny open bubbles in the glass from the making process. Mould lines and marks here and there along with some depressions, (one larger one near the maker's seal) which are not untypical. There are mould lines on the body where the handles attach. Light natural wear.