Vase 'Lotus', 1897 – Emile Gallé, Nancy | Lot 88

Lot: 88

Emile Gallé, Nancy
Vase 'Lotus', 1897

H. 17.5 cm. Overlaid glass, colorless, opal white, and amber orange. Etched and, in many areas, wheel-cut decoration, motif with large blossoms of the Egyptian lotus (Nymphaea lotus) on an opaline ground. Signed: GALLÉ (etched, ornamental lettering), inscribed on the bottom in a lotus leaf: Ges. Gesch., déposé (needle etching).

With silver mounting (included separately).

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Estimate: 1,800 € - 2,200 €

182A - Art Nouveau - Art Deco
16. June 2026 at 3:00 PM CEST

Literature:

Klesse/Mayr, Funke-Kaiser Glass Collection, Museum of Decorative Arts Cologne, 1981, p. 244, nos. 164 f. with further literature; Hilschenz-Mlynek/Ricke, Hentrich Glass Collection, Düsseldorf Art Museum, 1984, p. 194, nos. 232 ff., further examples from this series of 'Etrennes', gifts for the turn of the year 1897-98 from the 'Grand Dépôt' with identical signature.

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Vase 'Lotus', 1897