248-1 - Émile GALLÉ (1846–1904)

Émile GALLÉ (1846–1904) Vase with an ovoid body and a polylobed neck on a ring-shaped foot. Green glass prototype. Decorated with fuchsias in natural-looking polychrome enamels accented with gilding (enamel likely restored). Signed within a fuchsia flower and marked “GG” and stamped on the reverse. Height: 20 cm History: A variant of this model is held in the collections of the Chrysler Museum of Art (Inv. No. 71.6422) in Norfolk, United States. Bibliography: *Art Nouveau Glass Collection – 2003*, Matsuzakaya catalog, Nagoya, 2003; the fuchsia motif is similar to our model, listed under no. 63 and reproduced on p. 46. Appraised by Amélie Marcilhac