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64 - Emile GALLE (1846–1904) Circa 1880 A whimsical bottle with a…
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Estimate €1,000 - €1,200
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Emile GALLE (1846–1904) Circa 1880 A whimsical bottle with a fluted, egg-shaped stopper and a tapered neck, made of translucent glass and decorated with an enamelled design of a duck holding baskets of eggs. Signed “E. Gallé”. H: 24.5 cm A humorous translucent glass bottle designed by Emile Gallé around 1880, with an enamelled decoration of a duck holding baskets of eggs. Signed “E. Gallé”. H: 9.65 inches Curatorial notes: - Two pencil sketches of the design are held in the collections of the Musée d’Orsay under inventory numbers ARO 1986 189 7 and ARO 1986 189 8 - A similar example is held in the collections of the Musée de l’École de Nancy under inventory number JB 81.17 Bibliography: - “Emile Gallé and Glass: The Collection of the Musée de l’École de Nancy”, Somogy Editions d’Art, Paris, 2004; the model is reproduced and referenced on page 63, number 46.
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About the sale The P. Olland Collection, Museum of Enamels and Art Glass (Part I)
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Auction time 09/18/2026 at 2:00 PM
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