François Xavier LALANNE (1927-2008) & Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Egg. Ice bucket. The model created in 1964, our example made circa 1969. 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. Height: 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.