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Object NameSmall Marquetry Vase with Wild Poppies and Insects
Artist
Émile Gallé
(French, 1846 - 1904)
Studio
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
Made FromGlass, Metal Foil
Dateabout 1885-1900
Place MadeFrance, Nancy
TechniqueBlown, cased, hot-applied and inlaid decorative elements (marquetry), acid-etched, cut, and engraved
SizeH: 11.9 cm; D (rim): 11.3 cm, (foot): 6 cm
Accession Number54.3.58
Credit LineBequest of Ellen D. Sharpe
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewModern Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless bubbly glass; blown, cased, hot-applied and inlaid decorative elements (marquetry), acid-etched, cut, and engraved; metal foil. Broad foot with flat ground base, flat knob and concave top, bowl slightly tapering downwards; foot is amber stained, bowl covered with amber circles, on bowl stained and etched flowers in green, lilac and orange; signed at bottom of bowl: "Emile Galle".Provenance
Source
Ellen D. Sharpe
- 1954-06-01
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