ÉMILE GALLÉ
ART NOUVEAU CAMEO VASE WITH SCENTED VICK DECOR

Flush foot, raised, widening body that narrows at the top in the shape of a shoulder, with a short, wide neck and flared, rounded edge of the mouth. Burgundy red overlay on the outside, etched leaf decoration around the opening with drooping flower panicles and leaves of the sweet pea against a milky red-white-red, satin background.
Cameo signature 'Gallé' near the ground between the flowers.


MANUFACTURE:   ÉMILE GALLÉ, NANCY / LORRAINE, FRANCE

DATING:   1903-1904

TECHNOLOGY:   HANDMADE CAMEO GLASS
Glass covered with several layers, in which motifs are worked out in high cut. Since the mid-19th century The shaping was also done by etching. Vessels made of cameo glass were already made in ancient times, and at the end of the 19th century. In the 19th century, Émile Gallé further developed this glass art, created Art Nouveau designs and employed a large factory in Nancy.

DIMENSIONS:
Height: 11.8 cm
Largest diameter: 8.5 cm


PROOF:
Carolus Hartmann, Glasmarken-Lexikon, Stuttgart 1997, signature number 3631 on page 174.

CONDITION:   VERY GOOD
The small light spots in the pictures are air pockets caused by production.
 

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ÉMILE GALLÉ
ART NOUVEAU CAMEO VASE WITH SWEET PEA DECOR

Flush foot, raised, widening body with a shoulder-shaped narrowing at the top, with a short, wide neck and flared, rounded mouth rim. Burgundy red overlay on the outside, etched leaf decoration around the opening with pendulous flower panicles and leaves of sweet pea in front of a milky red-white-red, satined background.
Cameo signature 'Gallé' near the ground between the flowers.


MANUFACTORY:   ÉMILE GALLÉ, NANCY / LORRAINE, FRANCE

DATING:     1903-1904

TECHNIQUE:   HANDMADE CAMEO GLASS
Glass overlaid with several layers, with high-cut worked out motifs. Since the middle of the 19th century, the design has also been done by etching. Cameo glass vessels were already being made in antique; at the end of the 19th century, Émile Gallé further developed this glass art, created Art Nouveau designs and employed a large factory in Nancy.

SIZE:
Height: 4.64 in
Diameter largest: 3.34 in

BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Carolus Hartmann, Glasmarken-Lexikon ( = Encyclopedia of Glass Marks ), Stuttgart (Germany) 1997, Signature number 3631 on page 174.

CONDITION:   VERY GOOD
The small, bright spots on the pictures are air pockets caused by production.