Decanter with stopper
Manufacturer
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
(French, 19th Century)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1889
MediumMold blown glass | Gilt | Enamel
Dimensionsoverall with stopper: 10 1/4 × 4 7/8 × 3 3/4 in. (26 × 12.4 × 9.5 cm)
InscribedCarved on bottom in relief: "Cristallerie d'Emile Gallé et Nancy modéle et décors déposés".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6419
Not on view
DescriptionDecanter and stopper. DECANTER: Mold blown "flacon" jug. Enameled pale amber glass. Ovoid, diagonally ribbed. Enameled with somber colors and gilt blossom and berry. Orchid design and butterflies. Applied diagonal band of glass. Boat shaped rim. STOPPER: Pale amber ribbed glass. Hollow club shape. With an applied diagonal twist of glass. Blotched with gilt. Other lily designs: GEFG.66.47, GEFG.67.14.Label TextDECANTER Cristallerie d'Emile Galle, Nancy, France Ca. 1889 Mold-blown glass with applied "stems"; enameled, gilded. Mark: in acid-etched relief on bottom Cristallerie/d'Emile Galle/Nancy and modele et decor deposes Gift of Walter P. Chrysler 71.6419Published ReferencesGrover, CARVED AND DECORATED EUROPEAN ART GLASS, pg. 258, pg. 160, similar one illustrated, Anne Marie Gillion-Crowet Collection.
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
