Marquetry vase with handles 'Colchiques', 1897-98 – Emile Galle | Lot 126

Lot: 126

Emile Galle
Marquetry vase with handles 'Colchiques', 1897-98

H. 8.5 cm, 17 x 9 cm. Cased glass, milky opalescent and colorless, partially amber and violet with threads, twisted in the manner of lancet-shaped leaves, fine air bubble inclusions covering the entire surface, so-called 'patinage'. On the front purple and amber marqueterie de verre with two autumn crocus flowers with yellow stamens. Signed in the lower wall area: Gallé (engraved).

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Hammer Price: 4,600 €

168B - Art Nouveau - Art Deco Part II
24. May 2023 at 3:00 PM CEST

Literature:

Cf. Exh. cat. Émile Gallé et le verre, la Collection du Musée de l'Ecole de Nancy, Paris 2004, No. 222; cf. Duncan/de Bartha, Glass by Gallé, London 1984, No. 138.

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Emile GalleMarquetry vase with handles 'Colchiques', 1897-98

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Emile Galle
Marquetry vase with handles 'Colchiques', 1897-98