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What is a Galle vase?

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What is a Galle vase?
French artist Emile Galle was well known for his glasswork, especially his Galle vases. These vases featured swirling colors with flowers or leaves as an accent. Galle was born in 1846 and died in 1904, and his works are considered to be a significant influence in the Art Nouveau movement. On 1stDibs, find a variety of original artwork from top artists.
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Highly Collectible Émile Gallé Cameo Glass "Pansies" Vase, circa 1900
By Émile Gallé, Émile Gallé
Located in Bochum, NRW
An exceptional French Art Nouveau cameo glass vase by Émile Gallé 1stDibs, featuring an exquisitely acid-etched design of wild pansies (pensées) 1stDibs. The multi-layered glass mast...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases

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Glass

Émile Gallé long neck Cameo vase, Art Nouveau, 1904-1906
By Émile Gallé
Located in Delft, NL
Émile Gallé long neck Cameo vase, Art Nouveau, 1904-1906 Émile Gallé (Nancy, 1846 –1904) was a French glassmaker and furniture designer Émile Gallé 30 cm high long neck Cameo vase m...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Glass

Rare Soliflore French Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase, Berries Decor by Emile Galle
By Émile Gallé
Located in Bochum, NRW
Delicate soliflore vase with berries and leaves decor. Multi-layered glass, with a decor intricately cleared with acid through vivid crimson red against a deep yellow glass ground. T...
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Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Vases

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Glass

Emile Gallé Cameo Glass Vase with Orchid Oncidium Motif Nancy France 1894-1904
By Émile Gallé
Located in Bochum, NRW
Rare Emile Gallé Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase with Orchid Oncidium Motif — Nancy, France, Circa 1894–1904 Baluster-shaped vase, multilayer cased glass, green, colorless, and violet h...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Glass

Impressive Extra Large Vintage Émile Gallé Cameo Glass Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in Stratford, CT
Extra large Galle Cameo vase overlaid with different layers of glass with amber and burgundy red colors, fused together by heat. The vase features high-cut acid-etched flowers. B...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Glass

Art Nouveau - Émile Gallé - Green & Purple Glass Vase - France
By Émile Gallé
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely art nouveau glass vase designed of the master Emile Gallé in France in the early 2000th century. The vase is 23 cm (9,2") tall and in excellent condition. Émile Gallé (184...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Ceramic

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