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Emile GALLE (1846–1904) “Nothing without love”
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79
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Emile GALLE (1846–1904) “Nothing without love”
Design create…
See original version (French)
Estimate €6,000 - €8,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Emile GALLE (1846–1904)
“Nothing without love”
Design created in 1886, reissued in 1899 (and 1900)
A baluster-shaped vase in green-tinted glass with polychrome enamelled decoration and gold highlights featuring heraldic lions, fleurs-de-lis, stylised foliage and scrollwork surrounding the motto “Nothing without love” on a gold background.
Marked “Reissued by Gallé at his crystal works in Nancy 1899” on the base, next to the monogram “EG Gallé”.
H: 32 cm
A “Rien sans amour” (“Nothing without love”) green-tinted glass vase from an 1889 edition of the design created by Émile Gallé in 1886, with a polychrome and gold-enamelled decoration of heraldic lions, lily flowers, stylised plants and scrolls surrounding the motto “Nothing without love” on a gold background. Marked “Réédité par Gallé en sa cristal de Nancy 1899” on the base and “EG Gallé”.
H: 12.60 inches
Curatorial notes:
- A similar example is held in the collections of the Musée de l’École de Nancy under inventory number AD 36
Bibliography:
- “Emile Gallé et le Verre, La Collection du musée de l’Ecole de Nancy”, Somogy Editions d’Art, Paris, 2004; the model is reproduced and referenced on page 107, number 143.
- Janine Bloch-Dermant: “The Art of Glass in France, 1860–1914”, Edita Denoël Éditions, Lausanne, 1974; this piece is reproduced on page 60.
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About the sale
The P. Olland Collection, Museum of Enamels and Art Glass (Part I)
Auction location
Auction time
09/18/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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