'Primevère' Vase, circa 1900

Details

ÉMILE GALLÉ (1846-1904)
'Primevère' Vase, circa 1900
acid-etched and wheel-engraved glass
11 3/4 in. (30 cm.) high, 6 1/4 in. (16 cm.) diameter
engraved Gallé

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Monaco, 4 April 1993, lot 28.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.

Literature

J. S. Traub, The Glass of Désiré Christian, Ghost for Gallé, Chicago, 1978, p. 78 (for a related form).
T. Newark, The Art of Émile Gallé, London, 1989, p. 107 (present lot illustrated).

Special notice

Please note this lot will be moved to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn) at 5pm on the last day of the sale. Lots may not be collected during the day of their move to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services. Please consult the Lot Collection Notice for collection information. This sheet is available from the Bidder Registration staff, Purchaser Payments or the Packing Desk and will be sent with your invoice.

Further details

Christie's would like to thank François Le Tacon for his assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.

Conditions of sale

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