LOT 540
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Lot 540
A VERY FINE EARLY EMILE GALLE CARVED AND SILVER MOUNTED FIRE POLISHED FRENCH CAMEO GLASS VASE, 1894-1897. Of ovoid form with fluted ribs in gray opalescent glass internally decorated and overlaid with amethyst cut with a design of large blossoming iris and leaves under a fire-polished finish with wheel cut details below a conforming silver mounted rim with dental mold border and raised on a spreading quatrefoil silver foot. Inscribed on pontil "Cristallerie de Gallé à Nancy modèle et décor deposes". Height 9.25 inches (23.5 cm).
Estimate:
$2,500 - 3,500
€ 1,750 - 2,450
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