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EMILE GALLÉ
IRIS VASE, CIRCA 1895
glass, iridescent, decorated with applications carved into the form of a series of beetles, patinated and internal gold foil inclusions, the face wheel-carved with a stylised Iris flower head
7½ in. (19 cm.) high
engraved mark Gallé
IRIS VASE, CIRCA 1895
glass, iridescent, decorated with applications carved into the form of a series of beetles, patinated and internal gold foil inclusions, the face wheel-carved with a stylised Iris flower head
7½ in. (19 cm.) high
engraved mark Gallé
Provenance
Galerie des Arts Décoratifs, Lausanne, 1972
Lotar and Vera Neumann Collection; The Neumann Foundation, Lausanne
Lotar and Vera Neumann Collection; The Neumann Foundation, Lausanne
Literature
Musée Bellerive, Emile Gallé, exhibition catalogue, 1980, no. 139
Georges de Bartha, L'Art 1900, Lausanne, 1993, p. 107
Georges de Bartha, L'Art 1900, Lausanne, 1993, p. 107
Exhibited
Musée Bellerive, Emile Gallé, Zurich, 28th May - 17th August, 1980
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium