Antique French Art Nouveau Vase by Émile Gallé, 1890s

Description

Vase with heart-shaped body on an oval base, long, slender, slightly widening neck, colourless glass with pink powder melt inclusions … more Vase with heart-shaped body on an oval base, long, slender, slightly widening neck, colourless glass with pink powder melt inclusions in the upper area, layered in violet, etched hydrangea decoration in different levels, matted inside and out. Cameo signature ‘Gallé’ with star on the side of the vase in the lower half. 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: 1904-06 Dimensions: Height: 25,0 cm / 9.84 in Width: 13,0 cm / 5.11 in Depth: 8,0 cm / 3.14 in Bibliographie: Carolus Hartmann, Glasmarken-Lexikon ( = Encyclopedia of Glass Marks ), Stuttgart (Germany) 1997, page 175 signature number 3645, 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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