Large Art Nouveau Cameo Helianthe Vase from Emile Gallé, Nancy, France, 1898s

Excellent, large tubular vase: in the lower area bulbous body on a separate stand, after constriction the neck is raised, slightly narrowing with a flared mouth edge, mould-blown, colorless glass, metal foil inclusions, caramel-colored overlay, sunflower decoration etched in various stages, outside surface acid-polished, inside matted, applied glass nubs in green and dark violet. Needle-etched signature ‘Gallé déposé’ on the underside of the vase. Hand-made Cameo Glass: Glass overlaid with several layers, with high-cut worked out motifs. Since the middle of the 19th century, the design has also been done by etching. Cameo glass vessels were already being made in antiquity; at the end of the 19th century, Émile Gallé further developed this glass art, created Art Nouveau designs and employed a large factory in Nancy. Manufactory: Émile Gallé / Nancy, Lorraine, France Dating: circa 1898 Dimensions: height: 35.0 cm / 13.77 in diameter: 17.0 cm / 6.69 in Bibliographie: Carolus Hartmann, Glasmarken-Lexikon / Encyclopedia of Glass Marks, Stuttgart / Germany 1997, Signature number 3535 on page 170. Condition: very good, bright colors.