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Emile Gallé

(France, 1846-1904)
Estimate
8 000 - 10 000 SEK
733 - 917 EUR
744 - 930 USD
Hammer price
24 000 SEK
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Camilla Behrer
Stockholm
Camilla Behrer
Head of Design/ Specialist Modern & Contemporary Decorative Art & Design
+46 (0)708 92 19 77
Emile Gallé
(France, 1846-1904)

an Art Nouveau cameo glass vase, Nancy, France, ca 1900.

Etched floral decor in green and blue against a yellow matte ground, signed Gallé. height 16,3 cm, diameter ca 13 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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