Lot: 80

'Ecume de Mer' verre églomisé vase, c1903
'Ecume de Mer' verre églomisé vase, c1903

Emile Gallé, Nancy. 'Ecume de Mer' Verre églomisé vase, c1903. H. 14.6 cm. Cased glass, clear and agate-like, opaque brown colours, leaf pattern worked with the wheel. Rim with application, clear drops with fine included bubbles like meerschaum ('Ecume de mer') of so-called 'Verre églomisé'. Engraved dedication: 'En souvenir de Léo 17. Novembre 1905'. Signed: Gallé.

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Hammer Price: 36,000 €

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

Literature:

Garner, Emile Gallé, Munich 1979, p. 120; cat. Emile Gallé et le verre, Musée de l'École de Nancy, Paris 2004, p. 178, no. 314; cf. cat. Emile Gallé, Museum Bellerive Zurich, p. 92 décor variation 'Les Plumes'.