Vase 'Tournesol', 1898 – Emile Gallé, Nancy | Lot 403

Lot: 403

Emile Gallé, Nancy
Vase 'Tournesol', 1898

H. 34.5 cm. Cased glass, colorless and dark amber. Etched decoration with sunflower, a large flower backed with gold foil and decorated with a green and a violet cabochon, the sun below the top rim. Signed on the base: Gallé déposé (needle etching in a stylized flower).

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Hammer Price: 3,000 €

176C - Art Nouveau - Art Deco
04. December 2024 at 4:00 PM CET

Literature:

In 1898, a design protection application was made in Nancy for the decoration with applied cabochons and rising sun. Reproduction of the drawing: Hilschenz-Mlynek/Ricke, Hentrich Glass Collection, Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, Munich 1985, No. 238 (one version in the Bröhan Museum, Berlin, Vol. II, 1, No. 18).

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