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* Émile GALLÉ (1846-1904). A very rare vase with a lenticula…
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* Émile GALLÉ (1846-1904). A very rare vase with a lenticula…
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Estimate €800 - €1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
* Émile GALLÉ (1846-1904).
A very rare vase with a lenticular body and a side handle in the shape of a gnarled pine branch, treated in Japanese-style stylised trompe l'oeil. It is made of tin-glazed earthenware with a polychrome enamelled decoration, with gold and painted highlights, of a landscape with a river and a castle on one side, and a naturalistic floral composition on the other.
Enamelled signature and stamp on reverse, circa 1885.
H. 16 cm.
Bibliography:
- Poulain-Le Fur, Important ensemble d'œuvres d'art par Émile Gallé provenant de la succession de Monsieur L. et à Divers, sale Friday 9 April 1999, Drouot Richelieu room 6: a model similar in form reproduced p. 46. A pivotal piece between the earthenware tradition and the Art Nouveau that Gallé would develop in glass.
- Musée du Luxembourg, Gallé, Paris, 1985-1986. Ed. des Musées Nationaux: a similar model on p. 97, no. 12.
- Nancy 1900, Jugendstil in Lothringen, Münchner stadtmuseum, 1980, reproduced as no. 140 p. 209 and no. 141 pp. 210-211.
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About the sale
Sale of the Collection of Mr L. & à Divers: Émile GALLÉ earthenware, Majorelle, Saint-Clément, Glassware, Bronzes
Auction location
Auction time
06/10/2026 at 2:00 PM
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