Lot: 144

Emile Gallé, Nancy
'Tournesol' spray bottle, 1898

H. 12.5 cm. Cased glass, colorless and orange-amber. Decor etched in several steps, two flowers with applied cabochons in green and dark red, backed with burst metal foil between the layers. Motif with sunflower. Inner wall matt etched. Signed on the bottom: EGallé (ornamental lettering in a stylized flower, needle etching). Metal mounting.

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Hammer Price: 1,000 €

162B - Art Nouveau - Art Deco
10. May 2022 at 4:00 PM CET

Literature:

Cf. Hilschenz-Mlynek/Ricke, Hentrich glass collection, Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, 1984, no. 238.