Lot: 288


'Matin fleuri' vase, so-called 'Verrerie-Parlante', 1895-97

Emile Gallé, Nancy. 'Verrerie-Parlante' 'Matin fleuri' vase, 1895-97. H. 19.9 cm. Cased glass, green, clear and milk pink. Etched and engraved pattern with flowers and buds of the clove pink (Dianthus caryohyllus), and inscription, gilded: MATIN FLEURI. Signed: Em GALLÉ, Cristallerie de Gallé Nancy with stylized blossom, the additional inscription: modèle et décor déposés is vaguely perceptible, but was erased with Martelé cut (!).

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Hammer Price: 3,200 €

123 - Art Nouveau - Art Deco
17. November 2015 at

Literature:

Cf. Klesse/Mayr, Glass collection Funke-Kaiser, Cologne 1981, p. 244 (Form); Hilschenz-Mlynek/Ricke, Glass collection Hentrich Düsseldorf, Munich 1985, p. 190, no. 226; Duncan/de Bartha, Glass by Gallé, London 1984, no. 267a.