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Émile Gallé Furniture

French, 1846-1904

“Art for art’s sake” was a belief strongly espoused by the celebrated French designer and glassworker Émile Gallé. Through his ethereal glass vases, other vessels and lamps, which he adorned with botanical and religious motifs, Gallé advanced the Art Nouveau ideology and led the modern renaissance of French glass.

Gallé was the son of successful faience and furniture maker Charles Gallé but studied philosophy and botany before coming to glassmaking later in life. The young Gallé’s expertise in botany, however, would inform his design style and become his signature for generations to come.

After learning the art of glassmaking, Gallé went to work at his father’s factory in Nancy. He initially created clear glass objects but later began to experiment with layering deeply colored glass.

While glassmakers on Murano had applied layers of glass and color on decorative objects before Gallé had, he was ever-venturesome in his northeastern France, taking advantage of defects that materialized during his processes and etching in natural forms like insects such as dragonflies, marine life, the sun, vines, fruits and flowers modeled from local specimens.

Gallé is also credited with reviving cameo glass, a glassware style that originated in Rome. He used cabochons, which were applied raised-glass decorations colored with metallic oxides and made to resemble rich jeweling. Gallé's cameo glass vases and vessels were widely popular at the Paris Exhibition of 1878, cementing his position as a talented designer and pioneer.

During the late 19th century, Gallé led breakthroughs in mass production and employed hundreds of artisans in his workshop.

Botany and nature remained great sources of inspiration for the artist's glassmaking — just as they had for other Art Nouveau designers. From approximately 1890 to 1910, the movement’s talented designers produced furniture, glass and architecture in the form of — or adorned with — gently intertwining trees, flowers and vines. But Gallé had many interests, such as Eastern art and ceramics. The Japanese collection he visited at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London (then the South Kensington Museum) during the 1870s had made an impression too.

Breaking free from the rigid Victorian traditions, Gallé infused new life and spirit into the art and design of his time through exquisitely crafted glass vessels and pioneering new glassworking techniques.

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Creator: Émile Gallé
Emile Galle French Art Nouveau Lift Top Marquetry Floral Inlaid Wooden Table
By Émile Gallé
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Nouveau occasional / dressing table with an elaborate inlaid floral and pastoral design that lifts on two brass hinges to reveal an interior mirror and inlaid floral desig...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Émile Gallé Furniture

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Metal, Brass

French Art Nouveau Emile Galle Cameo Glass Botanical Banjo Vase, circa 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Classic Art Nouveau Emile Galle 'Banjo' vase, depicting blooms in fire polished green over pink, signed in cameo (see picture 3) -Provost Mark I -see chart -last picture. Emile Galle...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Art Glass

French Art Nouveau Emile Galle Cameo Glass Blue Mountain Night Light c1920
By Émile Gallé
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Very rare late Art Nouveau Emile Galle Cameo glass 'blue mountain' landscape vase, depicting black trees against blue/green mountains and a lake tinted with pink. An exceptional im...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Émile Gallé Furniture

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Art Glass

Emile Gallé, France, Antique Bowl in Mouth-Blown Art Glass, 1870s-1880s
By Émile Gallé
Located in København, Copenhagen
Emile Gallé, France. Antique bowl in mouth-blown art glass with hand-painted flower decorations in gold, 1870s-1880s. Measures: 24 x 5 cm. In good condition with minor wear in the ...
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1870s French Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Blown Glass

Moon glass vase by Emile Gallé with acid-etched clematis design 1940's
By Émile Gallé
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
"Moon” vase from the 1940s by French glass artist Emile Gallé. Yellow glass vase with a floral clematis design in burgundy hues throughout. Very fine craftsmanship with the artist's ...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Émile Gallé Furniture

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Art Glass

Rare French Art Nouveau Yellow Marbled Emile Galle Cameo Glass Vase -Orchids
By Émile Gallé
Located in Worcester Park, GB
An very rare vibrant pink over marbled yellow Emile Galle cameo orchid vase - unusually the yellow layer is marbled with flecks of blue (see images) - marbled layers very uncommon -g...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Émile Gallé Furniture

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Art Glass

French Art Deco Emile Galle Cameo Glass Cicada Banjo Vase, circa 1923
By Émile Gallé
Located in Worcester Park, GB
An ultra rare Art Deco Emile Galle 'Banjo' vase, depicting a Cicada resting on a fruiting olive branch in brown and green over yellow/orange, signed in cameo (see picture 3) -Provost...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Émile Gallé Furniture

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Art Glass

French Art Nouveau Signed Red Anemone Emile Gallé Cameo Glass Vase circa, 1925
By Émile Gallé
Located in Worcester Park, GB
French Art Nouveau Emile Gallé cameo vase depicting multiple Flowering Anemones in Reds over orange-yellow, with fine internal polishing to highlight the red in the flowers -A good s...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Émile Gallé Furniture

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Art Glass

Galle cameo glass blowout hyacinth vase c1920
By Émile Gallé
Located in Devon, GB
Galle cameo glass 'blowout vase' C1920 decorated with yellow hyacinths. This vase is normally found with red hyacinths and brown foliage. Yellow with green foliage is rare to find. ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Émile Gallé Furniture

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Art Glass

Rare red optically blown art nouveau wine glass by Emile Gallé, Nancy, ca. 1903
By Émile Gallé
Located in Aachen, DE
This design was exhibited at the 1903 l'École de Nancy Exposition at pavillon de Marsan in the palais du Louvre, following an initiative by l'Union centrale des arts décoratifs. Sho...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Optical Glass, Uranium Glass

Art Nouveau Flacon Shape Vase with Clematis Decor, Émile Gallé, France 1903/04
By Émile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Vase in the form of a flacon: slightly bulged body, tapering towards the top, narrow opening, widening to the flared rim of the mouth. The area close to the floor is completely cover...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Glass

Émile Gallé, circa 1890
By Émile Gallé
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Émile GALLÉ (1846-1904), circa 1890 The enamel decorated bulbous body with an out-turned rim of translucent to cloudy marine blue, decorated with floral s...
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1890s Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Glass

Emile Galle Tall Cameo Art Nouveau Vase 1904
By Émile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
A stunning four color wheel carved and acid etched fat vase with pink, yellow, green and white on a cream background. The coloring is strong and the workmanship excellent. A truly ex...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Art Glass

French Art Nouveau Signed Clematis Emile Gallé Cameo Glass Vase circa, 1920
By Émile Gallé
Located in Worcester Park, GB
French Art Nouveau Emile Gallé cameo vase depicting a flowering double clematis in purple and blue over orange/yellow, with fine internal polishing to highlight the blue in the spect...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Émile Gallé Furniture

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Art Glass

Pair of French Porcelain Lions Holding Wrought Iron Candelabras
By Émile Gallé
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Victorian (19th Century) large porcelain lion figures holding wrought iron candelabras (signed by EMILE GALLE "Emile a Nancy"/Prov: Estat...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Wrought Iron

VERY RARE EMILE GALLE ROMANTIC SPECiMEN WOOD TABLE "WHEN I SING, LOVE WILL END"
By Émile Gallé
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare Emile Galle signed occasional table with sample wood top depicting a Rooster and a q...
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Early 20th Century French Edwardian Émile Gallé Furniture

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Walnut

Fine Cameo Glass Vase by Emile Gallé, Signed
By Émile Gallé
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Emile Gallé, French (1846-1904) A fine Cameo glass vase, 'Pine Trees', circa 1900. Measures: 9.4 in. (23.8 cm.) high signed in cameo Gallé. Emile Gallé was a master craftsman ...
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Early 1900s Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

c1892 French Huge Heraldic Roaring Lion Candelabra Porcelain Sig. Emile Galle
By Émile Gallé
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Unbelievable Piece Here! Huge Antique French Porcelain Heraldic Roaring Lion Candelabra/ Table Lamp. 1890.s. Signed and signed. Very good investment grade Table Lamp. Now in its orig...
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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Porcelain

Pair of Ceramic Candle Holders, Lions By Emile Gallé, 19th Century
By Émile Gallé
Located in Lisbon, PT
This pair of faience lion candleholders, crafted circa 1880 by the renowned French artist Émile Gallé, exemplifies the bold spirit and refined artistry of late 19th-century decorativ...
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19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Ceramic

Emile Galle Marquetry Two Tiered Walnut and Fruitwood Table
By Émile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
Emile Galle (1846-1904) Two-Tiered Table Circa 1900 Émile Gallé French Walnut and Fruitwood Marquetry Two-Tiered Pedestal table. This Art Nouveau classic two tiered French walnut p...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Walnut

Galle cameo glass stick vase C1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in Devon, GB
Galle cameo glass stick vase Floral design green over pink layers with a fire polished finish Signed Galle in the cameo C1900 The condition is very good, there are a few productio...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Glass

Set Of 4 Art Nouveau Glass Vases By Gallé, 20th Century
By Émile Gallé
Located in Lisbon, PT
- Impressive Art Nouveau Emile Galle Cameo landscape vase, in a yellow background and brown inlaid details aquatic vegetation and autumn tonality. Represent a magnificent Fuschia Fl...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Émile Gallé Furniture

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Glass, Art Glass

French Art Nouveau Emile Galle Cameo Glass Prunus Blossom Vase, circa 1920
By Émile Gallé
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Unusual Emile Galle cameo vase in dark red, and bright red over orange depicting Prunus Spinosa blossom (Blackthorn) falling from above (most Em...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Émile Gallé Furniture

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Art Glass

Art Nouveau Cameo Vase by Émile Gallé
By Émile Gallé
Located in Watford, GB
A cameo glass waterlillies and dragonfly vase, of gourd-shaped form, overlaid and acid-etched with a pond landscape scene in tones of amber, signed 'Gal...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Émile Gallé Furniture

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Glass

French Art Nouveau Green/Pink Emile Galle Cameo Glass Vase with Hazelnut Catkins
By Émile Gallé, Paul Nicolas
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Rare green and brown over pink cameo vase depicting 'Chatons du Noisetier', i.e. hazelnut catkins; a pattern designed 1906 (Design is mention in the 1906 new list...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Art Glass

A “Cyclamens” jarrón, Emile Gallé, Nancy, c. 1920
By Émile Gallé
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
A “Cyclamens” jarrón, Emile Gallé, Nancy, c. 1920 This multi-capa glass jar (cameo glass) of glass master Émile Gallé, presents a design called "Cyclamens". The jar has a globular sh...
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20th Century African Art Nouveau Émile Gallé Furniture

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Art Glass

Antique collector Emile Gallé Asparagus plate
By Émile Gallé
Located in ASNIÈRES-SUR-SEINE, FR
Extremely rare Emile Gallé majolica plate. For lovers of majolica, or of Gallé, it's a true find.
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Majolica

Antique French Asparagus Plate by Emile Galle c1880's
By Émile Gallé
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Earthenware asparagus plate, made by Emile Galle, French, about 1883 signed Emile Galle, Nancy, Depose.
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19th Century French Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Earthenware

Emile Galle Potery Art nouveau
By Émile Gallé
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Emile Galle Potery Art nouveau Plate and cup in artistic ceramic Rare set to see Art nouveau style Circa 1900 Origin France Decorated with leaves, flowers and insects, it also has wr...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Ceramic

Enameled and Gilt Glass Galle Cameo Glass Vase Cameo Signature Gallé
By Émile Gallé
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Émile Gallé (1846-1904) A large and fine enameled and gilt glass Galle cameo glass vase, France, circa 1890 Measures: Height 18 in. (457.2 mm), width 6 1/4 in. (158.75 mm) Cameo s...
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1890s Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Art Glass

Emile Galle Soufflé Vase Gallé Nancy Art Nouveau Wild Rose France c.1925
By Émile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
GORGEOUS AS WELL AS MOST REMARKABLE GALLÉ NANCY ART NOUVEAU SOUFFLÉ GLASS VASE : Made in France / Nancy, Lorraine, circa 1925. DETAILED INFORMATIONS: A WILD-ROSE MOLD-BLOWN, ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Émile Gallé Furniture

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Glass

Emile Galle 'Cornflowers' Vase circa 1920
By Émile Gallé
Located in Basildon, GB
Emile Galle 'Cornflowers' Vase circa 1920, clear overlaid glass with dense yellow pigment powder inclusions; the exterior overlaid in blue and green; continuous decoration in several...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Émile Gallé Furniture

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Art Glass

Large Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Cameo Vase 'Helianthe', Nancy, France, circa 1898
By Émile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
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, co...
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Glass

Large Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Cameo Vase Flower and Leaf Decor France circa 1904
By Émile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Tubular vase body with loaf-shaped, flush stand, colorless glass with flaky white and green color powder inclusions, overlay in dark green, in various sta...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Glass

Large Slender Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Vase with Hydrangea Decor, France, c 1906
By Émile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Tall rod vase with a slender, straight neck with a flat, bulbous body in the flush standing area, colorless glass with yellow and reddish colored powder inclusions, overlay in moss green and violet, in various stages highly etched hydrangea decoration, matt surfaces. Cameo signature 'Gallé' on the wall in the lower area between the leaves...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Glass

Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Single Flower Vase With Poppy Decor, France, Circa 1890
By Émile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Solitary vase in the shape of a drop: bulbous body on a round, stepped base, narrowing as it rises and widening again to a bulging expansion to form a long, slender neck, widening ag...
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Glass

EMILE GALLÉ (1846-1904) "Jar". French Art Nouveau Signed
By Émile Gallé
Located in Madrid, ES
EMILE GALLÉ (1846-1904) "Jar". French Art Nouveau, Signed in glass paste. Embossed decoration in shades of pink, yellow and brown with flowers. Application in silver. Signed. He...
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Late 19th Century French Art Deco Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Silver

Unusual Emile Galle Enameled Glass Goblet
By Émile Gallé
Located in Tarzana, CA
An unusual Emile Galle enameled glass goblet Decorated with enamel decorations throughout Excellent condition.
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Early 20th Century French Émile Gallé Furniture

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Art Glass

ÉMILE GALLÉ 'Iris' Vase, circa 1900 overlaid cameo and fire polished glass
By Émile Gallé
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
ÉMILE GALLÉ (1846-1904) Rare and important 'Iris' Vase, circa 1900 Overlaid cameo and fire polished glass, well documented in books and exhibitions Signed in cameo Gallé. Measuremen...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Émile Gallé Furniture

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass

IMPORTANT EMPIRE TABLE CLOCK 19th Century Émile Gallé
By Émile Gallé
Located in Madrid, ES
IMPORTANT EMPIRE TABLE CLOCK 19th Century Émile Gallé 19th century French. in gilded bronze, surmounted by birds. Profusely enamelled circular dial with Roman numerals. Relief d...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Bronze

Massive Cameo Galle Glass Vase, circa 1905 'Wisteria'
By Émile Gallé
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
EMILE GALLE, FRENCH A massive Cameo Glass Vase, circa 1905 'Wisteria' 23.75 in. (60.9 cm.) high signed in cameo (with a star) Galle Provenance Sotheby's December 18, 2003 Emi...
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Early 1900s Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Glass

Émile GALLÉ, Jardiniere with a design inspired by the nature of Pharaonic Egypt
By Émile Gallé
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This ceramic jardinière, with a design inspired by the natural world of ancient Egypt, was created by Émile Gallé in the late 19th century. Considered the founding father of Art Nou...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Ceramic

Gallé Art Nouveau Early Vase Galle Fire Polished France Nancy Made, circa 1890
By Émile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Nouveau rare fire polished bellied vase by Gallé Manufactory: Émile Gallé / France, Nancy, Lorraine, made circa 1890 Technique of manufacture: Fire polished glass & etched ...
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Glass

Early Galle Cameo Glass Stemmed Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Émile Gallé (1846-1904) An early Galle Cameo glass stemmed vase France, circa 1910 Gilt signature E Gallé Nancy Measures: Height 5 1/2 in. (13.97 cm.),...
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1910s Vintage Émile Gallé Furniture

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Art Glass

Emile Galle floral plates, c. 1880, set of three
By Émile Gallé
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Extremely rare, beautiful set of three plates by Emile Galle.Faience Botanical Plates, Nancy, France, late 19th century,aesthetic movement --decorated with tulip, columbine, and paph...
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19th Century French Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Ceramic

Émile GALLÉ, Ornamental Dish With A Monkey Climbing Among Flowers
By Émile Gallé
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This highly original polychrome enamel ceramic dish featuring a monkey on a flowering branch was created by Émile Gallé, based on a model designed around 1878-1880. Considered the f...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Ceramic

Very Rare Emile Galle Romantic Specimen Wood Table Un Peu Beaucoup Passionnement
By Émile Gallé
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare Emile Galle signed occasional table with gold Giltwood Rams head base and sample wood floral ...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Wood

Large Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Cameo Vase, Iris And Lily Pond, France, ca. 1906
By Émile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Slender baluster-shaped vase body on a separate base, widening conically towards the top and then narrowing again to form a slender neck with a flared mouth rim, colorless glass with...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Glass

Large Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Vase with Pond Landscape Decor, France, 1904/06
By Émile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Vase with a three-pass floor plan, widening upwards, dented at the upper edge between the segment arches, outer edge ground at the top. Colorless glass with yellow-orange color powde...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Glass

Sunflowers, by Emile Gallé, Signed, Provenance Sotheby's New York
By Émile Gallé
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Emile Gallé, French (1846-1904). A very fine internally decorated fire-polished cameo glass vase with applied decoration, 'Sunflowers', circa 1900. Measures: 13.75 in. (34.9 cm.) h...
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Early 1900s Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Art Glass

Galle Fire Polished Cameo Glass and Silver Cased Bowl
By Émile Gallé
Located in Sarasota, FL
Emile Galle fire polished cameo glass floral bowl with period silver mounts. Signed in cameo with early Japanese style signature. The larger top mo...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Art Glass

Rare Art Nouveau Nesting Tables with Botanical Marquetry by Émile Gallé
By Émile Gallé
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare set of nesting tables by Émile Gallé, a leading figure of the French Art Nouveau movement. Each table features detailed botanical marquetry, with inlaid signatures at the top. T...
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Early 1900s French Modern Antique Émile Gallé Furniture

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Wood

Emile Gallé furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Emile Gallé furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Emile Gallé furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Emile Gallé were created in the Art Nouveau style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Georges De Feure, Clement Massier, and Jerome Massier. Prices for Emile Gallé furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $355 and can go as high as $145,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,890.

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