François Xavier LALANNE (1927-2008) & Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Egg. Ice bucket. The model created in 1964, our example made circa 1975. Proof in porcelain bisque; the interior complete with ballast and nickel silver plate with corked surface. Monogrammed on the nickel-silver part and stamped with the manufacturer's date on the reverse. Missing bronze reception ring. H. 27.5 cm. Two small chips. Minor stains, scratches and rubbing. Bibliography : Daniel Marchesseau Les Lalanne Editions Flammarion, Paris, 1998. An identical model in the center of the 1966 bar Les Autruches is reproduced on pp. 88-89. Daniel Abadie Lalanne(s) Editions Flammarion, Paris, 2008. An identical model in the center of the bar Les Autruches, 1966, reproduced on pp. 94-95.