Lot Essay
cf. Michael Kovacek, Glass of 5 Centuries, Vienna, 1993, pp.251-252. The Bat Lamp was illustrated in the 1903 portfolio of work exhibited by L'Ecole de Nancy at the Exposition in Paris.
Details
A FINE DOUBLE OVERLAID WHEEL-CARVED AND ETCHED GLASS TABLE LAMP
BY EMILE GALLE
The domed shade with knopped finial, the clear frosted ground overlaid in violet and amber, etched and carved to depict bats in flight, the baluster base with similar coloration, etched to depict flowering iris flowers, cameo signature on shade and base Gallé--26in. (66.1cm.) high
BY EMILE GALLE
The domed shade with knopped finial, the clear frosted ground overlaid in violet and amber, etched and carved to depict bats in flight, the baluster base with similar coloration, etched to depict flowering iris flowers, cameo signature on shade and base Gallé--26in. (66.1cm.) high