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La Cigale (Cicada)

Object NameVase

Artist Émile Gallé (French, 1846 - 1904)

Manufacturer probably Atelier Émile Gallé

Made FromGlass, Gilding

Date1884

Place MadeFrance, Nancy

TechniqueMold-blown, enameled, gilded

SizeOverall H: 33.3 cm, W: 14.3 cm

Accession Number82.3.32

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewModern Gallery

Physical DescriptionAmber tinted glass with red tinted inclusions, pink enameling and gilding; mold-blown, enameled, and gilded. Irregular tapering cylindrical form with one flat side and one half of one other side also flat; flat polished and beveled rim; blotchy pattern of red inclusions runs vertically from base to rim on completely flat side and side with molded cicada; abstract curvilinear pink enamel and gilt decoration encircles vessel in narrow bands below rim and above base, stopping short of covering the molded cicada wings; giant molded cicada, raised above vessel surface, has wings extended diagonally from base to rim; base in stepped-in foot; signed near tail of cicada "E/I/G" in block letters and on base "E. Galle/Nancy" in script; signature in base from mold.
Provenance

Source Jean-Claude Brugnot - 1982-05-03