A Rare and Early Vase with Fuchsias
Emile Gallé (Nancy 1846 - Nancy 1904)
Lot-No. 377
Proceeds : 3.700 €
Nancy, around 1892/93. Thick green glass with deepened etched fuchsia decor, gold shaded and - especially- the blossoms with opaque relief painting in red, white and purple. Inscribed on the bottom side: 'G.G. Cristallerie de Gallé Déposé Nancy Paris (etched). Min. hairline cracking. H. 21 cm. - Literature: Comp. an identic piece in the Landesmuseum Main: Cat. Landesmuseum Mainz vol. 2, Jugendstil, 1990, p. 111, no. 93. - One of the most famous glass artists of the French Art Nouveau. Many designs of ceramic, glass and furniture in the style of historicism and art nouveau. Studied in Weimar and Meisenthal, staied in London and Paris, the first successes at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1878. - Mus: represented in leading art museums in the world. - Lit: B. Hakenjos, Emile Gallé, München 2012.
Emile Gallé: A Rare and Early Vase with Fuchsias
Emile Gallé (Nancy 1846 - Nancy 1904)
A Rare and Early Vase with Fuchsias
Lot-No. 377
Proceeds : 3.700 €
Nancy, around 1892/93. Thick green glass with deepened etched fuchsia decor, gold shaded and - especially- the blossoms with opaque relief painting in red, white and purple. Inscribed on the bottom side: 'G.G. Cristallerie de Gallé Déposé Nancy Paris (etched). Min. hairline cracking. H. 21 cm. - Literature: Comp. an identic piece in the Landesmuseum Main: Cat. Landesmuseum Mainz vol. 2, Jugendstil, 1990, p. 111, no. 93. - One of the most famous glass artists of the French Art Nouveau. Many designs of ceramic, glass and furniture in the style of historicism and art nouveau. Studied in Weimar and Meisenthal, staied in London and Paris, the first successes at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1878. - Mus: represented in leading art museums in the world. - Lit: B. Hakenjos, Emile Gallé, München 2012.
