Honor to the decorative arts in Rouen, where Gallé has taken a few hellebores and turned them into a veritable masterpiece, accompanied by a more classical silver tableware.
Émile Gallé (1846-1904), Tout ce ciel que je porte en moi-même caché, verrerie parlante, coupe ovoïde sur piétement central galbé, signée et datée «1900», h. 12, diam. 17,6 cm. Adjugé : 167 400 €
Émile Gallé (1846-1904), Tout ce ciel que je porte en moi-même caché, verrerie parlante, coupe ovoïde sur piétement central galbé, signée et datée «1900», h. 12, diam. 17,6 cm. Adjugé : 167 400 €
Placed under the tutelary figure of the poet Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, from whom it bears a chiseled quotation that is also its title, this talking glassware by Émile Gallé fetched €167,400. This is a high bid for an object whose high estimate was €6 ,000 (see the article…
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