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Émile Gallé
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- Émile Gallé
- Têtards vase parlant, circa 1900
- Engraved signature Gallé on the base and quotation Aux fossés la lentille d'eau, de ses feuilles vert-de-grisées étale le glauque rideau. Th Gauthier around the neck
- glass
- Height : 31,8 cm ; 12 ½ in.
partially wheel-carved and internally decorated mould-blown cameo glass, with marqueterie-sur-verre and applied tadpoles
Provenance
Private collection, France
Literature
Roger Marx, « La décoration et l'Art Industriel à l'exposition Universelle de 1889 », Conference at the Congrès de la Société centrale des architectes français on June 17, 1890, Paris, 1900, model Cornet de verre moussu gravure lentille d'eau et tétards p. 57
"M. Emile Gallé à l'Exposition de 1900, La Verrerie", La Lorraine artiste, littéraire et industrielle, February 1901, p. 52.
Janine Bloch-Dermant, L'art du verre en France, 1860-1914, 1974, p. 85
Victor Arwas, Glass, Art Nouveau to Art Deco, 1975, pl. 123
Alastair Duncan & Georges de Bartha, Glass by Gallé, London, 1984, p. 110, pl. 155
William Warmus, Gallé, Dreams into Glass, exhibition catalogue, Corning Museum of Glass, April 28 - October 21, 1984, n. 32a, pp. 152-155.
Philippe Garner, Emile Gallé, New York, 1990, p. 52
Emile Gallé et le verre, La collection du Musée de l'Ecole de Nancy, Paris, 2004, p. 151, pl. 248
"M. Emile Gallé à l'Exposition de 1900, La Verrerie", La Lorraine artiste, littéraire et industrielle, February 1901, p. 52.
Janine Bloch-Dermant, L'art du verre en France, 1860-1914, 1974, p. 85
Victor Arwas, Glass, Art Nouveau to Art Deco, 1975, pl. 123
Alastair Duncan & Georges de Bartha, Glass by Gallé, London, 1984, p. 110, pl. 155
William Warmus, Gallé, Dreams into Glass, exhibition catalogue, Corning Museum of Glass, April 28 - October 21, 1984, n. 32a, pp. 152-155.
Philippe Garner, Emile Gallé, New York, 1990, p. 52
Emile Gallé et le verre, La collection du Musée de l'Ecole de Nancy, Paris, 2004, p. 151, pl. 248
Condition
Good overall condition. Some air bubbles within the glass and a few burst bubbles to the surface, inherent to the manufacturing process. A previous V-shaped restoration on the upper part of the vase (approximately 5-7 cm x 4-5 cm). This restoration is barely visible to the bare eye, except for a crack still visible at the bottom of the V. Out of every known versions, this vase has the most sophisticated applied décor on the base.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Gallé uses tadpoles to symbolize the beginning of the life cycle. On this vase, some of them are almost frogs, swimming through the mud up to the turquoise water surface. The present lot is more realistic than the 1889 vase, an early version of the 1900 vase.
Emile Gallé allowed himself to slightly modify the quotation from Théophile Gauthier's poem Le Château du Souvenir that he used on the neck of the vase, by changing a word : « de ses feuilles (taches) vert-de-grisées ». The poem is a strong evocation of the souvenir, a theme that Gallé cherished for it enabled him to draw in the sources of the subconscious.
Emile Gallé allowed himself to slightly modify the quotation from Théophile Gauthier's poem Le Château du Souvenir that he used on the neck of the vase, by changing a word : « de ses feuilles (taches) vert-de-grisées ». The poem is a strong evocation of the souvenir, a theme that Gallé cherished for it enabled him to draw in the sources of the subconscious.