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761 - Early decorative jug vase by Emile Gallé with a serpent-shaped handle. Flared base, bulbous body, raised spout, and a three-dimensional, applied handle. Honey-yellow, transparent glass with a longitudinal optical effect on the body. Exquisitely executed decoration featuring ferns, poppies, and a grasshopper, etched and combined with polychrome, opaque relief enamel and gold decoration. Signed “Emile Gallé” with a stylized fern and butterfly in needle etching. H. 25 cm.
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Early decorative jug vase by Emile Gallé with a serpent-shaped handle. Flared base, bulbous body, raised spout, and a three-dimensional, applied handle. Honey-yellow, transparent glass with a longitudinal optical effect on the body. Exquisitely executed decoration featuring ferns, poppies, and a grasshopper, etched and combined with polychrome, opaque relief enamel and gold decoration. Signed “Emile Gallé” with a stylized fern and butterfly in needle etching. H. 25 cm. Cf. Hilschenz-Mlynek/Ricke, Cat. Hentrich Collection, No. 200 (decoration). An early pitcher- or jug-shaped French Art Nouveau glass vase with a serpent handle, featuring acid-etched, enameled, and gold decoration by Emile Gallé. Signed. France. Nancy. Emile Gallé. Circa 1892–1895.
Auction details
International Fine Art Auction No. 198 - PART IAuction house
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