Émile Gallé "Calla Lily" Vase
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$85,000
In this Établissement Gallé cameo glass vase, the calla lily’s flowers and leaves spiral in a diagonal whirlpool of movement, their ruffled edges and finely traced venation articulated through parallel lines that sweep around the vessel. The lilies are modeled in two distinct layers of colored glass, each carefully cut to different depths to achieve subtle tonal gradations. The first layer, a safranée glass, brings forth a warm yellow-orange radiance, traditionally associated with its saffron-like hue. The lilies themselves are rendered in a deep ruby glass—what Gallé evocatively termed ensanglanté, or ‘bloodied’ glass. The vase dates to the era of the Établissement Gallé, formed after Gallé’s death in 1904, when the firm continued his legacy of elaborately figurative cameo glass.
Item #: YG-22125
Artist: Émile Gallé
Country: France
Circa: 1925
Dimensions: 14" height, 13.5" diameter.
Materials: Cameo Glass
Signed: signed in cameo Gallé
Literature: Kiyoshi Suzuki, Glass of Art Nouveau, Japan, 1994, p. 184, pl. 226 (for a related example)
Item #: YG-22125
Artist: Émile Gallé
Country: France
Circa: 1925
Dimensions: 14" height, 13.5" diameter.
Materials: Cameo Glass
Signed: signed in cameo Gallé
Literature: Kiyoshi Suzuki, Glass of Art Nouveau, Japan, 1994, p. 184, pl. 226 (for a related example)
Though Émile Gallé is well celebrated for his work in glass, and particularly his work with glass etching, many—if not most—of his celebrated ouvre is in a far smaller scale than this piece. This lamp is particularly special, in that is serves as such a marvelously large canvas for Gallé's detailed, texturing work.
Though Émile Gallé is well celebrated for his work in glass, and particularly his work with glass etching, many—if not most—of his celebrated ouvre is in a far smaller scale than this piece. This lamp is particularly special, in that is serves as such a marvelously large canvas for Gallé's detailed, texturing work.
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