Emile Galle French Cameo Vase Fire Polished Wheel Carved Daffodils

Antiques : Artglass : French Cameo

 

This circa 1900 French cameo vase by Emile Galle features a fantastic and technically demanding decoration that is both acid etched and wheel carved.

Wheel cut and fire polished amber and crystal daffodils glisten against a frosted background which is overlaid in honey amber yellow and green opaque glass. The background features of a distant woodland scene and the daffodil’s foliage is acid cut and satin finished.

Approximately 13” tall. No chips, cracks or restoration. There is a small void (burst bubble) at the mouth. This is not damage related, but is an anomalous feature that occured during manufacture.

A vase with this same decoration but 2" shorter (11” tall) sold at Sotheby’s Feb. 2003 Sale for 6000 GBP, or about $10,670.00 USD.

Item ID: GCE00050