Art Nouveau Fire Polished Vase from Emile Gallé, Nancy, France, 1890s

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Art Nouveau rare fire polished bellied vase by Gallé
Manufactory: Émile Gallé / France, Nancy, Lorraine, made circa 1890
Technique … Read more Art Nouveau rare fire polished bellied vase by Gallé
Manufactory: Émile Gallé / France, Nancy, Lorraine, made circa 1890
Technique of manufacture: Fire polished glass & etched (built up with different glass layers)
Stunningly manufactured casing glass (cream white & green shaded glass layers underneath) with superb etched and cut ornaments: Vase’s surface is abundantly decorated with greyish blossoms of morning glory attached to stems with large leaves, all of them 'growing out' from vase's top area and running around (= gorgeous pattern!). This bellied vase has very short stalk of conical form type / quite wide mouth with smooth edge existing. The glass body is attached to round foot. It is a stunning work by Gallé, of grand scale and superior craftsmanship, indeed!
Signature: Gallé Etched Signature, deriving from period of 1890, existing at area below. Related signature is published by Carolus Hartmann, Glasmarken-Lexikon 1600-1945, Stuttgart/Germany 1997, page 169, signature number 3502. Size: Height 25.5 cm (= 10.03 inches) Diameter of vase's mouth 11.0 cm (= 4.33 inches) Diameter of vase's foot 10.0 cm (= 3.93 inches) Diameter of vase's wall 15.0 cm (= 5.90 inches)
Condition: Very good / there aren't any damages existing! This piece has an attribution mark,
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