Art Nouveau Cameo Vase by Émile Gallé, Nancy, France, 1900s

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Exquisite solitary vase in baluster form on a broad round foot, conically widening wall, strong shoulders around a short neck … Read more Exquisite solitary vase in baluster form on a broad round foot, conically widening wall, strong shoulders around a short neck with a slightly flared rim, colourless glass with milky white and reddish powder infusions, overlay in burgundy red, multi-level highly etched decoration with vine leaves, tendrils and grapes against a satin-finished milky red and white background. Cameo signature 'Gallé' at the bottom of the wall between the plants. Hand-made Cameo Glass: Glass overlaid with several layers, with high-cut worked out motifs. Since the middle of the 19th century, the design has also been done by etching. Cameo glass vessels were already being made in antiquity; at the end of the 19th century, Émile Gallé further developed this glass art, created Art Nouveau designs and employed a large factory in Nancy.

Manufactory: Émile Gallé / Nancy, Lorraine, France Dating: circa 1900/1904 Dimensions: Height: 15,7 cm / 6.18 in Diameter: 7,7 cm / 3.03 in Bibliographie: Carolus Hartmann, Glasmarken-Lexikon ( = Encyclopedia of Glass Marks ), Stuttgart (Germany) 1997, Signature number 3607 on page 173, page 599 Gallé, Émile Charles Martin. Condition: Very good This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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