Etude vase 'Le Genièvre' with a quote by Baudelaire, 1900 – Emile Gallé, Nancy

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Emile Gallé, Nancy
Etude vase 'Le Genièvre' with a quote by Baudelaire, 1900

H. 22.3 cm. Cased glass, pale yellow and auburn. Etched pattern with junipers, inscribed: 'Le Genièvre', quote from the poem 'Le Flacon' by Charles Baudelaire (Les Fleurs du Mal, XLVIII): 'Parfois on trouve un vieux flacon qui se souvient D'où jaillit toute vive une âme qui revient'. Baudelaire. Signed: Gallé 1900, Etude.

Trimmed.

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Hammer Price: 1,500 €

171A - Art Nouveau - Art Deco
14. November 2023 at 3:00 PM CEST

Literature:

Cat. Emile Gallé et le Verre, la Collection du Musée des Beaux Arts de Nancy, 2004, no. 244, this exemplar, called 'Etude', was presumably trimmed due to an imperfection that had occurred during manufacture.

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Etude vase 'Le Genièvre' with a quote by Baudelaire, 1900