Émile Gallé "Apple" Cameo Glass Vase
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$42,500
This exquisite Établissements Gallé vase depicts crab apple branches in cameo glass, with each fruit rendered in subtle variations of hue and tonal value. The branches and buds are enlivened by finely chased linework that suggests delicate veining, while touches of brown glass at the edges of the green leaves evoke the natural browning of foliage. The background gently graduates from warm amber to white and is completed by an applied brown collar.
Item #: YG-22091
Artist: Émile Gallé
Country: France
Circa: 1925
Dimensions: 12" height, 9" diameter.
Materials: Glass
Signed: Gallé
Literature: A. Duncan, G. de Bartha, Glass by Gallé, London, 1984, p. 197, pl. 299 for a related vase in a different color combination;
B. Hakenjos, Emile Gallé: Keramik, Glas, und Möbel des Art Nouveau, Munich, 2012 p. 154 for another vase of this model in a different color combination.
Item #: YG-22091
Artist: Émile Gallé
Country: France
Circa: 1925
Dimensions: 12" height, 9" diameter.
Materials: Glass
Signed: Gallé
Literature: A. Duncan, G. de Bartha, Glass by Gallé, London, 1984, p. 197, pl. 299 for a related vase in a different color combination;
B. Hakenjos, Emile Gallé: Keramik, Glas, und Möbel des Art Nouveau, Munich, 2012 p. 154 for another vase of this model in a different color combination.
Many species of crab apple are native to Japan, and crabapple species & cultivars have traditionally been popular choices for planting in gardens, in pots, and as bonsai. Their flowering branches are used even today in the traditional flower arrangements known as ikebana. Perhaps more importantly, their flowers & form have long been represented in Japanese art and celebrated in its literature and poetry.
Many species of crab apple are native to Japan, and crabapple species & cultivars have traditionally been popular choices for planting in gardens, in pots, and as bonsai. Their flowering branches are used even today in the traditional flower arrangements known as ikebana. Perhaps more importantly, their flowers & form have long been represented in Japanese art and celebrated in its literature and poetry.
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