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Emile Gallé

(France, 1846-1904)
Estimate
16 000 - 20 000 SEK
1 430 - 1 790 EUR
1 510 - 1 890 USD
Hammer price
24 000 SEK
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Eva Seeman
Stockholm
Eva Seeman
Chief Specialist Modern and Contemporary Decorative art and design
+46 (0)708 92 19 69
Emile Gallé
(France, 1846-1904)

an Art Nouveau cameo glass vase, Nancy France.

Decorated with cherry blossom in red against a matte yellow background, signed Gallé. Height 30.5 cm.

Designer

Emile Gallé was a French designer born in Nancy, primarily known as a glass artist, though he also worked with ceramics and Art Nouveau furniture. After a solid, traditional academic education, Gallé spent some time in Germany working with the firm Schwerer & Co. Gallé's earliest glass pieces were enamel painted; he later developed the technique "Marqueterie sur Verre" which involved embedding metal and glass details into the object, a complex technique used by few other artists. However, his largest production was of polished and etched cameo glass featuring biologically accurate floral decorations. The production continued after Gallé's death, and items were then signed with a star added to the signature.

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