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Emile Gallé Vases

“Art for art’s sake” was a belief strongly espoused by the celebrated French designer and glassworker Émile Gallé (1846–1904). Through his ethereal glass vases and other vessels, 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 glass makers 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. He is also credited with reviving cameo glass, a glassware style that originated in Rome. Gallé used cabochons, which were applied raised-glass decorations colored with metallic oxides and made to resemble rich jeweling. The vases and vessels Gallé made with these techniques 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. While botany and nature remained great sources of inspiration for his glassmaking, 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: Emile Gallé
Emile Galle Antique Art Nouveau French Acid Etched Glass Vase.
By Emile Gallé
Located in Tilburg, NL
Emile Galle Art Nouveau period French Glass Vase. Acid etched cameo glass featuring detailed of a single-flower, stems and leaves on contrasting yellow and purple pale textured o...
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Art Glass, Blown Glass

Enameled, Decorated Cameo Glass Vase by Emile Gallé, Signed
By Emile Gallé
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Emile Gallé, French (1846-1904) An enameled, decorated cameo glass vase, circa 1895 Measure: 4.75 in. (12 cm.) high signed Gallé.
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1890s Antique Emile Gallé Vases

Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Cameo Vase, Seascape Decor, France, circa 1904
By Emile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Baluster-shaped vase body on a wide, round base, conical wall that widens upwards, on slightly sloping shoulders a short, narrow neck with a slightly flared mouth edge, colorless gla...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Émile Gallé Miniature Cameo Vase, Art Nouveau, Ca 1900
By Emile Gallé
Located in Delft, NL
Émile Gallé miniature Cameo vase, Art Nouveau, ca 1900 Émile Gallé (Nancy, 1846 –1904) was a French glassmaker and furniture designer Émile Gallé 7...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Large Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Cameo Vase, Umbellifers Decor, France, circa 1904
By Emile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Vase with a large, round stand, widening like a bulge and then conically narrowing to a narrow opening with a flared rim, colorless glass with pink and light green colored powder inc...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Fine Double over Laid Galle Cameo Glass Vase Signed Émile Gallé
By Emile Gallé
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Émile Gallé (1846-1904) A fine double over laid Galle cameo glass vase France, circa 1900 Cameo signature Gallé Measures: Height 5 1/4 in. (133.35 mm.) Width 4 1/2 in. (114.3 mm...
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Early 1900s Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Art Glass

Antique Emile Gallé Vase Art Nouveau Period in Orange Glass
By Emile Gallé
Located in Tilburg, NL
Small French Emile Gallé vase in orange glass. Signed Galle’. Produced in circa 1910. Émile Gallé Émile Gallé (Nancy, 4 May 1846 - there, 23 September 1...
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Art Glass, Blown Glass

Emile Galle Fire Polished Tall Stemmed Vase
By Emile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
Tall Early Gallé Fire-Polished Cameo Glass Solifleur Vase, circa 1900 Signed: In Japonism script “gallé” Height: 12.4 inches (31.5 cm) Tall vase with pe...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Art Glass

Monumental 24’ Emile Galle Four Color Cameo Vase
By Emile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
Large and finely carved Four color Gallé Cameo glass floral floor vase, circa 1910, art Nouveau. Marks: Gallé Measures: Height: 24.35 inches (62 cm) Diameter: 9.75 inches Condition: Very good with no damage or repairs. AVANTIQUES is dedicated to providing an exclusive curated collection of Fine Arts, Paintings, Bronzes, Asian treasures, Art Glass and Antiques. Our inventory represents time-tested investment quality items with everlasting decorative beauty. We look forward to your business and appreciate any reasonable offers. All of our curated items are vetted and guaranteed authentic and as described. Avantiques only deals in original antiques and never reproductions. We stand behind our treasures with a full money back return policy if the items are not as described. Please also consider Avantiques eclectic...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Art Glass

Emile Galle Acid Etched 3 Color Scenic Lake View Cameo Glass Vase, circa 1890
By Emile Gallé
Located in Gardena, CA
Emile Galle Acid Etched 3 Color Scenic Lake View Cameo Glass Vase, circa 1890 Emile Galle acid etched 3 color Scenic Lake View cameo glass vase, circa 1890. 3 tone pink, burnt ora...
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19th Century Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Large Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Cameo Vase Flower and Leaf Decor France circa 1904
By Emile 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 Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Cameo Vase, Umbellifers Decor, France, circa 1906
By Emile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Slender baluster-shaped vase body on a separate base, conically widening upwards and then narrowing again to form a slender neck with a flared rim, colorless glass with blue and green colored powder inclusions, overlay in violet, in various stages highly etched decor with umbelliferous plants, etched matt on the inside and background on the outside, relief polished. Cameo signature 'Gallé' on the wall in the lower area between the leaves...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Large Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Cameo Vase, Umbellifers Decor, France, circa 1904
By Emile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Large baluster-shaped vase with a large, round base, conically narrowing to a tubular vase body with a wide beaded ring just below the narrow opening with...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Large Slender Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Vase with Hydrangea Decor, France, c 1906
By Emile 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 Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Acid-Etched Enameled and Applied Galle Glass Vase
By Emile Gallé
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Émile Gallé (1846-1904) An Acid-Etched Enameled and applied Galle Glass Vase, France, circa 1884-1889 etched mark and text 'Cristallerie de Gallé Nan...
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Early 1900s Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Large Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Cameo Vase, Iris And Lily Pond, France, ca. 1906
By Emile 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 Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Glass Vase Signed Gallé, Art Nouveau, France 20th century
By Emile Gallé
Located in Paris, FR
Vase in glass paste, green color, decor of ferns and flowers. Multi-layered, acid-cleared glass. Signed Gallé, France. Art Nouveau, early 20th century.
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Enameled Cameo Glass Vase by Emile Gallé, Signed
By Emile Gallé
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Emile Gallé, French (1846-1904). A early enameled and gilt-decorated Cameo Glass Vase, circa 1895. Measures: 7 in. (17.7 cm.) high. signed Gallé Modé Le Décor Déposés. Provenance...
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1890s Antique Emile Gallé Vases

Galle Cameo Glass Monumental Allium Vase, circa 1900s
By Emile Gallé
Located in Gainesville, FL
Galle cameo glass allium vase, circa early 1900s. The cameo glass is present in a least three colors over the light background. The vase signed in cameo, and was made in 1900s. It is...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Emile Gallé Vases

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Art Glass

Early 20th Century Cameo Glass Vase Entitled "Nasturtium Vase" by Emile Gallé
By Emile Gallé
Located in London, GB
"Nasturtium Vase" by Emile Gallé A beautiful early 20th Century cameo glass vase acid cut and enamel painted with red & burgundy flowering Nasturtium branches against a vibrant burnt...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Early 20th Century Glass Vase Entitled "Blue Flower Vase" by Emile Gallé
By Emile Gallé
Located in London, GB
"Blue flower vase" by Emile Gallé A beautiful early 20th Century cameo glass vase acid cut and etched with a blue and purple floral decoration against a yellow field. Exhibiting ve...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Art Nouveau Cameo Vase with Wisteria Decor, Émile Gallé, France 1903/04
By Emile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Vase in the form of a baluster: oval stand, wall widening towards the top, forming shoulders and converging into a short, narrow neck. Colorless glass with yellow-orange color powder...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Soliflore glass vase signed Gallé, Art Nouveau, France
By Emile Gallé
Located in Paris, FR
Small soliflore vase in glass paste Signed Gallé, France Art Nouveau, early 20th century.
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Fine Galle Cameo Glass Cabinet Vase
By Emile Gallé
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine Galle Cameo glass cabinet vase, with lavender cameo floral decoration, signed in the glass. Measure: The opening is 1.75" diameter.
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Art Glass

Large Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Cameo Vase 'Helianthe', Nancy, France, circa 1898
By Emile 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 Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Cameo Glass Vase by Émile Gallé
By Emile Gallé
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exceptional in both size and artistry, this cameo art glass vase is the work of the famed Art Nouveau master Émile Gallé, one of the most highly regarded names in French glassmaking....
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Early 20th Century Cameo Vase Entitled "Moon Vase" by Emile Gallé
By Emile Gallé
Located in London, GB
A beautiful early 20th Century cameo glass vase acid cut and etched with a deep red floral decoration against a yellow background. With a crescent moon at the openning of the vase. E...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Flacon Shape Vase With Floral Decor, France 1903/04
By Emile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Vase in the form of a flacon: drum-shaped body with a flattened, flush stand, attached slim, long neck, widening towards the rim of the mouth in the shape of a trumpet, colorless gla...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

“Fuchsia Vase” Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase by Emile Gallé
By Emile Gallé
Located in London, GB
An attractive late 19th century cameo glass vase cut with decorative purple Fuchsia flowers in a landscape against a warm yellow field with excellent hand finished detail and colour,...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Large Round Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Cameo Vase with Seascape Decor, France 1905
By Emile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Vase in the shape of a drum on an oval, short base, slightly tapering towards the top in depth, at the top as an opening an arcuate cutout with a slight beaded edge. Colorless glass ...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Emile Galle Art Nouveau Cameo Floral Vase
By Emile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
Emile Galle wheel carved and acid etched cameo glass vase. This particular case has killer colors and outstanding workmanship. The pink and green combination on the cream background ...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Art Glass

Art Nouveau Cameo Vase with Sweet Pea Decor, Émile Gallé, Nancy, France, 1903/04
By Emile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Flush foot, raised, widening body with a shoulder-shaped narrowing at the top, with a short, wide neck and flared, rounded mouth rim. Burgundy red overlay on the outside, etched leaf...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Vase with Clematis Decor, France Ca 1906
By Emile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Vase in a exceptional conical shape, colorless glass with yellow colored powder inclusions, overlays in lilac and green, in various stages highly etched decoration with clematis blos...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Cameo Vase With Annual Honesty Decor, France 1925/31
By Emile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Vase in the form of a baluster: Flush foot, high, bulbous body with set off, short neck on gently sloping shoulders. Colorless glass with light blue color powder inclusions, burgundy...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Large Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Vase with Pond Landscape Decor, France, 1904/06
By Emile 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 Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Emile Gallé French Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase
By Emile Gallé
Located in Antwerp, BE
Emille Galle (1846-1904). Émile Gallé was a French glass maker and furniture designer, who had his home in his native Nancy. His favourite topic, which he frequently used in his wor...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Monumental Original Emile Galle Floral Cameo Art Glass Vase - France 1900
By Emile Gallé
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this huge cameo art glass vase by Galle with acid etched floral and foliage design in olive green, light green, white and pink glass laye...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Blown Glass

Large Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Vase with Water-Lily Pond Decor, France, 1904-06
By Emile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Vase with a three-pass floor plan, widening upwards, pressed in on the upper edge between the segmental arches, ground outer edges on top and at the base. Colorless glass with blue c...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Emile Gallé, Vase Cristallerie Smoked Glass Praying Mantis Among Foliages
By Emile Gallé
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase Cristallerie made in smoked glass decorated with a praying mantis in foliages. Signature under the base. Perfect condition. Superb enamel ! Measures: height: 31.5 cm dia...
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1880s French Art Nouveau Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Enamel

Monumental Emile Galle French Cameo Sailboat Vase
By Emile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
Emile Galle (French 1846-1904) A lovely two color cameo vase with a yellow background featuring a lake scene with boats, trees and birds. The detail and fineness of the acid etchi...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Art Glass

Emile Galle, Rare 'Chrysanthemes vase' c 1900, Etched Glass, Signed
By Emile Gallé
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an early glass vase my the well known French artist Emile Galle, made in the late 19 and early 20th century most like it in Nancy, France. We found an other sample of this wo...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Art Glass

Large Emile Galle Scenic Cameo Vase
By Emile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
Emile Galle scenic wheel carved and acid etched cameo vase. A beautiful and tall cameo vase by Galle. The 18 - 1/2” tall vase has a background of muted yellow glass near the base, which progresses to blue/gray at mid-vase, and then peach towards the top. Brown, cameo cut trees are generously displayed across the body of the vase, with the addition of a boat in the lake. Signed "Galle". Dimensions: 18 - 1/2” x 10” x 8”. Condition: Very good Émile Gallé (8 May 1846 in Nancy – 23 September 1904 in Nancy) was a French artist and designer who worked in glass, and is considered to be one of the major innovators in the French Art Nouveau movement. He was noted for his designs of Art Nouveau glass art and Art Nouveau furniture, and was a founder of the École de Nancy or Nancy School, a movement of design in the city of Nancy, France. Gallé born on 4 March 1846 in the city of Nancy, France. His father, Charles Gallé, was a merchant of glassware and ceramics who had settled in Nancy in 1844, and his father-in-law owned a factory in Nancy which manufactured mirrors. His father took over the direction of his mother's family business, and began to manufacture glassware with a floral design. He also took over a struggling faience factory and began manufacturing new products. The young Gallé studied philosophy and natural science at the Lycée Imperial in Nancy. At the age of sixteen he went to work for the family business as an assistant to his father, making floral designs and emblems for both faience and glass. In his spare time he became an accomplished botanist, studying with D.A. Godron, the director of the Botanical Gardens of Nancy and author of the leading textbooks on French flora. He collected plants from the region and from as far away as Italy and Switzerland. He also took courses in painting and drawing, and made numerous drawings of plants, flowers, animals and insects, which became subjects of decoration. At the age of sixteen he finished the Lycée in Nancy and went to Weimar in Germany from 1862–1866 to continue his studies in philosophy, botany, sculpture and drawing. In 1866, to prepare himself to inherit the family business, he went to work as an apprentice at the glass factory of Burgun and Schwerer in Meisenthal, and made a serious study of the chemistry of glass production. Some of his early glass and faience works for the family factory at Saint-Clémont were displayed at the 1867 Paris Universal Exposition. In early 1870 he designed a complete set of dishware with a rustic animal designs for the family enterprise. During this time he became acquainted with the painter, sculptor and engraver Victor Prouvé, an artist of the romantic "troubadour" style, who became his future collaborator in the Nancy School. He enlisted for military service in the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, then was demobilised after the disastrous French defeat in 1871 and the French loss to Germany of much of the province of Lorraine, including Meisenthal where he had done his apprenticeship. Thereafter the Cross of Lorraine, the patriotic symbol of the region, became part of his signature on many of his works of art. After his demobilization Gallé went to London, where he represented his father at an exhibition of the arts of France, then to Paris, where he remained for several months, visiting the Louvre and Cluny Museum, studying examples of ancient Egyptian art, Roman glassware and ceramics, and especially early Islamic enamelled...
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Art Glass

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

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Glass

Massive Cameo Galle Glass Vase, circa 1905 'Wisteria'
By Emile 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 Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Galle Etched Sunflower Vase
By Emile Gallé
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Emile Galle Etched, carved, fire-polished and applied cameo glass "sunflower" vase Circa 1900. Signed in cameo GALLE. Measure: Height 4 3/4 inches. Provenance: A Long Island Coll...
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Early 1900s Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Art Nouveau Flacon Shape Vase with Clematis Decor, Émile Gallé, France 1903/04
By Emile 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 Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Cameo Glass Vase With Florals Signed Galle
By Emile Gallé
Located in Norwood, NJ
Floral Art Nouveau cameo glass style vase signed Galle. Lavender color Art glass vase.
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Art Glass

Exceptionally Rare Emile Galle Cased Glass Vase
By Emile Gallé
Located in Miami, FL
Emile Galle, Nancy. Vase, 1920s. Measures: H. 26 cm. Cased glass, clear, amber and opal white. A unique French overlay technique is used in this extremely rare and limited series wit...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Emile Gallé Vases

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Art Glass

Tall Emile Galle Lily Pedestaled Vase
By Emile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
An important and exceptional tall cameo vase by Emile Galle. Circa 1900 in the Art Nouveau period. The technique is wheel carved, acid etched and carving to produce this over 20 Inch masterpiece of Tiger Lilies in their various open and closed stages. Galle was foremost a botanist and drew out and designed all his conceptions. What cant be seen in the photos is the cream shadows encompassing all the background flowers and stems. This vase is for serious collectors and those with impeccable taste. Signed: Galle in cameo Measures: Height: 20.2 Inches Diameter: 4.75 Inches Condition: Excellent AVANTIQUES is dedicated to providing an exclusive curated collection of Fine Arts, Paintings, Bronzes, Asian treasures, Art Glass and Antiques. Our inventory represents time-tested investment quality items with everlasting decorative beauty. We look forward to your business and appreciate any reasonable offers. All of our curated items are vetted and guaranteed authentic and as described. Avantiques only deals in original antiques and never reproductions. We stand behind our treasures with a full money back return policy if the items are not as described. Gallé born on 4 March 1846 in the city of Nancy, France. His father, Charles Gallé, was a merchant of glassware and ceramics who had settled in Nancy in 1844, and his father-in-law owned a factory in Nancy which manufactured mirrors. His father took over the direction of his mother's family business, and began to manufacture glassware with a floral design. He also took over a struggling faience factory and began make new products. The young Gallé studied philosophy and natural science at the Lycée Imperial in Nancy. At the age of sixteen he went to work for the family business as an assistant to his father, making floral designs and emblems for both faience and glass. In his spare time he became an accomplished botanist, studying with D.A. Godron, the director of the Botanical Gardens of Nancy and author of the leading textbooks on French flora. He collected plants from the region and from as far away as Italy and Switzerland. He also took courses in painting and drawing, and made numerous drawings of plants, flowers, animals and insects, which became subjects of decoration. At the age of sixteen he finished the Lycée in Nancy and went to Weimar in Germany from 1862-1866 to continue his studies in philosophy, botany, sculpture and drawing. In 1866, to prepare himself to inherit the family business, he went to work as an apprentice at the glass factory of Burgun and Schwerer in Meisenthal, and made a serious study of the chemistry of glass production. Some of his early glass and faience works for the family factory at Saint-Clémont were displayed at the 1867 Paris Universal Exposition. In early 1870 he designed a complete set of dishware with a rustic animal designs for the family enterprise. During this time he became acquainted with the painter, sculptor and engraver Victor Prouvé, an artist of the romantic "troubadour" style, who became his future collaborator in the Nancy School. He enlisted for military service in the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, then was demobilised after the disastrous French defeat in 1871 and the French loss to Germany of much of the province of Lorraine, including Meisenthal where he had done his apprenticeship. Thereafter the Cross of Lorraine, the patriotic symbol of the region, became part of his signature on many of his works of art. After his demobilization Gallé went to London, where he represented his father at an exhibition of the arts of France, then to Paris, where he remained for several months, visiting the Louvre and Cluny Museum, studying examples of ancient Egyptian art, Roman glassware and ceramics, and especially early Islamic enamelled...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Art Glass

Monumental Emile Galle Four-Color Botanicals Vase, circa 1905
By Emile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
A stunning four color wheel carved and acid etched fat vase with pink, yellow, greenish browns and white on a cream background. The coloring is strong and the workmanship excellent. ...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Art Glass

Emile Galle Overlaid and Etched Glass Vase, circa 1900
By Emile Gallé
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An Emile Galle overlaid and etched glass vase, circa 1900. The frosted white, yellow and blue ground overlaid and etched to depict a tree lined mountainous lake scene. Measures: 11 ...
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Early 1900s Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Art Glass

Emile Gallé, French Fine Fire-Polished Vase
By Emile Gallé
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Emile Gallé, French (1846-1904) fine fire-polished vase A Fine etched, carved, and fire-polished Cameo Glass Vase 'Lilly', circa 1900. Height 13.5 in. ...
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Early 1900s Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Gallé Art Nouveau French Cameo Glass Vase
By Emile Gallé
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Beautiful Galle French cameo vase with trailing leaves and flowers. The vase features a mauve floral design on a golden umber background. Signed "...
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Early 20th Century French Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Emile Galle Tall Cameo Art Nouveau Vase 1904
By Emile 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 Emile Gallé Vases

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Art Glass

Gallé Art Nouveau Stalky Vase Galle With Berried Twigs France Nancy c.1920
By Emile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Nouveau Bellied Stalky Vase decorated with Berried Twigs by Gallé MANUFACTORY: Émile Gallé / France, Nancy, Lorraine / made circa 1920 - 25 TECHNIQUE OF MANUFACTURE:   C...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Emile Gallé Vases

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Émile Gallé Cameo Glass Cabinet Vase, Cameo Signature Gallé
By Emile Gallé
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Émile Gallé (1846-1904) A Small and Fine Galle Cameo Glass Cabinet Vase France, circa 1900 Cameo signature Gallé Measures: Height 4 in. (101.6 m...
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Early 1900s Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Emile Gallé circa 1890 "Fleurs exotiques"
By Emile Gallé
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Emile Gallé, circa 1890 "Fleurs exotiques" etched, enameled and parcel-gilt light amber cameo glass vase inscribed to underside of base E Gallé with a blossom Size: 17.75 in. (45...
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20th Century Emile Gallé Vases

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Emile Galle Vase Paysage de Verre Gallé Nancy Art Nouveau France, 1900-1904
By Emile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Gallé Nancy Art Nouveau finest vase made in France (Nancy, Lorraine) / circa 1900-1904 Specifications: Stunningly manufactured casing glass (colorless glass with various layers:...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Emile Gallé Vases

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Glass

Emile Gallé vases for sale on 1stDibs.

Emile Gallé vases 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 vases, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original vases 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 vases by Clement Massier, Muller Frères, and Edmond Lachenal. Prices for Emile Gallé vases can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $440 and can go as high as $145,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,783.
Questions About Emile Gallé Vases
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    A cameo vase is a decorative glass vase that features a design in raised relief achieved by engraving, etching and carving. The earliest examples date back to ancient Roman times, and the decorative objects experienced a revival during the Art Nouveau and Neo-Grec periods. On 1stDibs, find a range of cameo vases.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    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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