A LARGE GALLÉ CAMEO GLASS 'CLEMATIS' VASE
"IT IS THE MAGIC OF HUMAN INTERPRETATION THAT CAUSES THE TRANSFIGURATION OF DECORATIVE MOTIFS INTO SYMBOLS. AND THEIR PURPOSE, ULTIMATELY, IS SIMPLE. THE FUNCTION OF ART, OF BEAUTY, OR OF FLOWERS IS, QUITE SIMPLY, TO OPEN THE HEARTS OF MEN, 'POUR ADOUCIR LES HOMMES'. PHILIPPE GARNER, EMILE GALLé, ACADEMY EDITIONS, 1976, P. 150
A LARGE GALLÉ CAMEO GLASS 'CLEMATIS' VASE

CIRCA 1900

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A LARGE GALLÉ CAMEO GLASS 'CLEMATIS' VASE
CIRCA 1900
OVERLAID AND ACID-ETCHED WITH LARGE CLEMATIS FLOWERS AND LEAVES, SIGNED IN CAMEO GALLé
18 5/8 IN. (47.3 CM.) HIGH

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