A marqueterie sur verre vase with crocus

84 - A marqueterie sur verre vase with crocus

The milky white glass decorated with a lower band of simulated red foliage and inlaid in tones of purple, white and orange with three flowering crocuses with orange stamen and a bud. The foot applied with four leaf-form trails enclosing gold foil particles. Mark: Gallé. 44.5 cm high überlagernden, aufgeschmolzenen Plättchen und Fadenabschnitten in Bernstein, Violett, Weiß The crocus was one of the first themes employed by Gallé in his development of the marqueterie sur verre technique. A group of vases entitled "Les safrans d' Hiver" consisting of glassware adorned with red, mauve and amber crocuses on tall swaying stems, was illustrated in Art et Décoration in 1898.

Emile Gallé, Nancy, 1897/98

Catalogueprice: 30.000 - 50.000 €

Result: 45.000,00 EUR

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