Collection Francis Meyer - L'Âme du Verre
Collection Francis Meyer - L'Âme du Verre
Fin d’automne vase, circa 1896
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
ÉMILE GALLÉ
Fin d’automne vase, circa 1896
Multi-layered bubble glass with powder inclusions
Acid-etched cameo and intaglio decoration
Acid-etched inscription Ô fins d’automne hivers endormeuses saisons on the upper part
Engraved and gilt signature Gallé enhanced on the flank
H. : 50,5 cm ; 19 ⅞ in.
The inscription refers to Brumes et pluies from Les fleurs du mal, a volume of French poetry by Charles Baudelaire.
A similar model is in the Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris collections (inv. OGAL55)
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