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Lot 139
  • 139

Emile Gallé

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Vase Chêne Lorraine, vers 1895-1900
  • Signature gravée Gallé sur le flanc
  • glass
  • 25,5 x 15,5 cm (10 x 6 1/8 in.)
verre multicouche, décor de feuilles de chêne entièrement repris à la roue et de trois glands appliqués en haut-relief et rehaussés de feuilles d'or et de platine

Provenance

Vente Christie’s, Londres, 26 octobre 2006, lot 35

Literature

Philippe Garner, Emile Gallé, Londres, 1990, p. 143 pour un modèle comparable

Condition

Very minor surface scratching and, some scratching to the interior consistent with age and use. Otherwise overall good condition.
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Catalogue Note

Le chêne fait partie des motifs les plus appréciés d'Emile Gallé. Symbolique de renaissance, de force et de longévite, l'artiste l'associe au cycle de la vie et l'utilisera dans plusieurs de ses créations.

Oak is one of Gallé's favourite designs. The artist associates it with re-birth, strength, longevity and the cycle of life and used it in several of his creations.