Lot Essay
Hardstones and rock crystal inspired some of Gall's earliest experiments with glass.
Details
A CAMEO 'VERRE DE PEKIN' GLASS VASE
BY GALL, CIRCA 1900
of double gourd form, the opaque white glass overlaid in sealing wax red, etched and finely carved with a flowering orchid, against a mottled ground, underside with elaborate mark Cristallerie d Gall, modle et decor deposs -- 12cm. high
See illustration
BY GALL, CIRCA 1900
of double gourd form, the opaque white glass overlaid in sealing wax red, etched and finely carved with a flowering orchid, against a mottled ground, underside with elaborate mark Cristallerie d Gall, modle et decor deposs -- 12cm. high
See illustration
Literature
C.f. Vicotr Arwas, Glass, Art Nouveau to Art Deco, Academy Editions 1977, p.74 for an example of this design on a scent bottle and stopper.