"Marine" Bowl in Gilded Bronze Stand
Artist
Émile Gallé
(French, 1846-1904)
Manufacturer
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
(French, 19th Century)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1884
MediumBlown glass | Cut glass | Engraved glass | Bronze
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
InscribedEngraved on the bottom: "Escalier de Cristal Paris/Emile Galle" above an engraved pitcher tilted vertically and "E [mark] G" and "Nancy 315". The stand is incised on the bottom edge: "ESCALIER DE CRISTAL PARIS."
Credit LineGift of Joan Foy French
Object number71.6530
Not on view
DescriptionThis bowl is made of blown glass, cut and engraved, and is colorless with internal spatters of green, brown and opalescent. The body is cut with 16 diagonal panels, intaglio-engraved with sea plants, crabs, and marine life. The solid bottom fits into a gilt bronze 1-3/8 inch high base.Label TextMARINE BOWL Cristallerie d'Emile Galle, Nancy, France Ca. 1884 Blown glass, cut, engraved. Gilt bronze stand. Mark: engraved on bottom Escalier de Cristal/Paris And Emile Galle/ Nancy With a representation of a blow pipe And a pitcher marked E/ /G Gift of Joan Foy French 71.6530Exhibition HistoryIllustrated on WAVY-TV, 6/6/72. Published ReferencesNancy O. Merrill, A CONCISE HISTORY OF GLASS REPRESENTED IN THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM GLASS COLLECTION, (The Chrysler Museum, 1989), #55 and 55a. Y. Brunhammer et al., ART NOUVEAU BELGIUM-FRANCE Catalog, from Rice & Art Institute of Chicago, 1976, #322, pg. 214, duplicate shape & cutting and same 'Escalier de Cristal' mark, but no metal stand. Polak, MODERN GLASS, pl. 8b.
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
