Bowl | Vase
Manufacturer
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
(French, 19th Century)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1895
MediumGlass | Cameo
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Overall, Rim: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
InscribedSigned in relief on the bottom around the butterfly: "Cristallerie de Emile Gallé à Nancy" and incised: "Modele et décor déposés".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6446
Not on view
DescriptionBowl/vase of cameo glass. Clear glass, then red and then blue. Design of leaves, fern, seed pods and a moth with folded wings and a large grasshopper. Similar in color and design to 71.6449.Exhibition HistoryIll. on WAVY-TV, 6/6/72. Published ReferencesSotheby's MONACO SALE CATALOG, 10/24/82, #28, design ill.
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