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103 - Emile GALLE (1846–1904) “Orchid marquetry” * dated 1900, no …
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Estimate €7,000 - €9,000
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Emile GALLE (1846–1904) “Orchid marquetry” * dated 1900, no doubt for the World’s Fair (the decorative style itself dates from 1897) A rounded, multi-layered glass bowl on a small round foot. Decorated with purple and light brown orchids with yellow, red and green stamens, applied using marquetry and entirely wheel-engraved on a colourless, opalescent white, pale orange and light-coloured background. Signature engraved in double line within the ‘Gallé’ design and dated ‘1900’. H: 10 cm, D: 16 cm * dated 1900, likely for the Universal Exhibition (the décor itself dates from 1897) A “Orchids” multilayer glass bowl with a rounded shape on a small round foot, featuring a design of purple and light brown orchids with yellow, red and green stamens, applied in marquetry and fully wheel-engraved on a colourless, opalescent white, pale orange and light background. Signed “Gallé” within the design and dated “1900”. H: 3.94 inches; D: 6.30 inches Bibliography: - “Emile Gallé et le Verre, La Collection du musée de l’Ecole de Nancy”, Somogy Editions d’Art, Paris, 2004; the design is referenced on a variant form under number 261. - “Gallé”, Paris, Musée du Luxembourg, 29 November 1985 – 2 February 1986, 2nd edition by the Réunion des musées nationaux; the design is reproduced on a vase of a variant form on page 209, number 121. - Alastair Duncan and Georges de Bartha, *Glass by Gallé*, Thames and Hudson, 1984, design reproduced on a vase of a variant form, plate 153, page 109.
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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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