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AN ENAMELLED GLASS SCENT BOTTLE AND STOPPER
by Gallé, circa 1890
of footed swollen square section with circular foot and short cylindrical neck with button stopper, the smoked glass finely enamelled with two lobed reserves containing a medieval Persian warrior on horseback, against a ground finely enamelled in colours and gilt with stylised flowerheads, foliate scrolls and arabesques, incised mark E.Gallé Nancy, underside and stopper both incised 112 -- 15cm. high See illustration
by Gallé, circa 1890
of footed swollen square section with circular foot and short cylindrical neck with button stopper, the smoked glass finely enamelled with two lobed reserves containing a medieval Persian warrior on horseback, against a ground finely enamelled in colours and gilt with stylised flowerheads, foliate scrolls and arabesques, incised mark E.Gallé Nancy, underside and stopper both incised 112 -- 15cm. high See illustration
Literature
C.f. Victor Arwas, Glass, Art Nouveau to Art Deco, Academy Editions, p.76, for a vase decorated with a similar reserve depicting a Persian rider on horseback.