Bud vase
Manufacturer
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
(French, 19th Century)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1880
MediumGlass | Gilt | Enamel
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
InscribedSigned in relief lower front side: "Gallé".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6415
Not on view
DescriptionBud stick vase with an oval bulb. Triangularly crimped slightly flaring rim. Clear, then a thin layer of opalescent glass. Enameled with a "painting" inside a scalloped and pointed brown "frame" of a medieval lady in a forest scene (all somber colors). Five "framed" medallions of pale rose flowers, three round and one triangular on the back and one triangular on the front. Background is etched with an all-over vine design highlighted with brown and gilt (or perhaps originally all gilt, but tarnished). Polished pontil. Medieval design.Label TextSTICK VASE Cristallerie d'Emile Galle, Nancy France Ca. 1880 Blown glass; acid-etched, enameled, gilded. Mark: in relief on lower reverse cartouche Galle Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6415
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
