Lot 83
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A FINE ENAMELLED AND ENGRAVED GLASS COUPE
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A FINE ENAMELLED AND ENGRAVED GLASS COUPE

GALLÉ

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A FINE ENAMELLED AND ENGRAVED GLASS COUPE
GALLÉ
with deeply engraved and gilded grasshopper
red enamel marks EG with cross of Lorraine, and E.Gallé à Nancy déposé
11½in. (29cm.) diam., 8in. (20cm.) high
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

A similar example, with the same type of chrysanthemum decoration and praying mantis, the latter not as deeply engraved as on the present example, was created for the Exposition Universelle de Paris of 1878, and is in the collection of the Musée D'Orsay, Paris.

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