Read more EMILE GALLE – “CAVALIER PERSAN” BEAKER, DESIGNED CIRCA 1889 “CAVALIER PERSAN” BEAKER, DESIGNED CIRCA 1889 Glass, decorated with a Persian horse rider, in polychrome enamel on a background engraved with stylized and geometrical flowers and partly highlighted in gold, inclusion of shattered gold foils Signed E. Gallé Nancy under its base 10 cm. high Bibliography Bernd Hakenjos, Emile Gallé, Keramik, Glas und Möbel des Art Nouveau, Hirmer, ill. p. 80
Read more EMILE GALLE – “PAVOT” VASE, CIRCA 1900 “PAVOT” VASE, CIRCA 1900 Flattened baluster vase, milky white glass overlaid in purple, decorated with poppies acid-etched and fire-polished Signed 20 cm. high; 13.5 cm in diameter
Read more EMILE GALLE – VASE, CIRCA 1900 VASE, CIRCA 1900 Small pear-shaped vase, clear glass overlaid with black and with platinum foil, acid-etched and entirely wheel-carved, hammered body Signed in wheel-carved cameo 8.5 cm. high Provenance Formerly in the collection of Henri Flammarion
Read more EMILE GALLE – RARE AND IMPORTANT CABINET, CIRCA 1900 RARE AND IMPORTANT CABINET, CIRCA 1900 Exotic marquetry inlaid wood, decorated with dragonflies and flowers, the front adorned with a dragonfly in relief Signed 137 cm. high; 83 cm. wide; 44 cm. deep Bibliography Alastar Duncan, Georges de Bartha, Gallé Furniture, Antique Collectors’ club, 2012, ill. p. 292
Read more EMILE GALLE – DISPLAY CABINET, CIRCA 1900 DISPLAY CABINET, CIRCA 1900 Japanese inspired, marquetry inlaid wood Signed on the upper tier 112 cm. high; 74 cm. wide; 36 cm. deep
Read more EMILE GALLE – “BERCE DES PRES” LADIES DESK, CIRCA 1900 “BERCE DES PRES” LADIES DESK, CIRCA 1900 Variation of “Les Ombellules” desk exhibited at the Exposition Universelle of 1900 Exotic marquetry inlaid wood, with botanical decor With its key in gilt bronze Signed GALLE Bearing a paper label from the 1950/1960s on which can be read “N°7399 – Salle des Ventes – Santé Frères et Cie – Pau » with the lot number, its description, the name of the buyer and the price (the company Santé Frères et Cie put an end to its public sales in 1970) 157 cm. high ; 77 cm. wide ; 55 cm. deep Exhibition Exposition Universelle, Paris 1900. A design, which can be compared to our desk, titled “Les Ombellules” by Emile Gallé himself in a publication at the time, was shown by the artist during the event. Musée d’Orsay, Paris. A “Les Ombellules” desk, comparable to ours, is in the collection of the Musée d’Orsay (inventory OAO 1467 coming from the Rispal donation) Provenance This desk was acquired by the former owner at a public auction in the 1950/1960s from the Salle des Ventes Santé Frères et Cie, rue Emile Garet in Pau. This company, which started out with public auction sales, simultaneously as a transporter, right after the post-war years, enrolled a notary or a court bailiff, but lost the office in 1970 when the French government appointed a ministerial officer as an auctioneer in Pau.
Read more EMILE GALLE – TABLE, CIRCA 1900 TABLE, CIRCA 1900 Exotic wood Removable upper tray Decorated with aquatic plants and waterlilies on the upper part; flowers, waterlilies and a small frog on the lower part Signed on upper and lower shelves 82 cm. high; 60 cm. wide; 41.5 cm. deep
Read more EMILE GALLE – “CRABE ET ALGUES” CHARGER, CIRCA 1900 “CRABE ET ALGUES” CHARGER, CIRCA 1900 Large charger in blue and amber glass, acid-etched with an aquatic scene of seaweed flowing in the water with a starfish and crab among the vegetation, all against a shaded blue glass background Signed on the edge of the charger Gallé 40 cm. in diameter
Read more EMILE GALLE – VASE, CIRCA 1895 VASE, CIRCA 1895 Honey-colored glass with polychrome and gilt enamel, decorated with orchids and leaves Signed under its base Emile Gallé below an orchid and Déposé in enamel 12.5 cm. high
Read more PAUL BRINDEAU DE JARNY – MURAL PORTE-DOCUMENTS, CIRCA 1900 MURAL PORTE-DOCUMENTS, CIRCA 1900 Wood and embossed copper Fire-stamped monogram on the back, decoration of leaves and burrs of plane trees 32 cm. high; 44.5 cm. in maximum width Bibliography Karin Blanc, Ferronnerie en Europe au XXème siècle, éditions Monelle Hayot, 2015, ill. p. 156
Read more MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – LEON KANN – “VASE GOURDE DE BRUYERES” “VASE GOURDE DE BRUYERES” Pâte Nouvelle (PN) of 1900 Designed by L. Kann, 1899 21 cm. high Bibliography Antoinette Faÿ-Hallé, Barbara Mundt, La porcelaine européenne au XIXe siècle, Office du Livre, Fribourg, Suisse, 1983, ill. p. 252, board 413 Jean Paul Midant, SEVRES La Manufacture au XXème siècle, Paris, Michel Aveline Editeur, 1992, p. 38 Provenance An identical piece in a paler and monochromic shade can be found in the collections of the Musée National de Céramique in Sèvres, inventory n. MNC 25 522 Another item is part of Mobilier National’s collection A third piece is in the collection of the Musée National Adrien-Dubouché in Limoges, inventory n. 7704
Read more LUCIEN GAILLARD – CLEMENT MASSIER – “CHARDONS” VASE, CIRCA 1900 “CHARDONS” VASE, CIRCA 1900 Turquoise and brown ceramic, with two handles in the shape of horns, imitating Chinese vases Silver mount adorned with thistles Small warranty silver and Lucien Gaillard hallmarks LG seal in a rectangle 8 cm. high Bibliography Victor Arwas, Art Nouveau – The French Aesthetic, Andreas Papadakis publisher, London, 2002, ill. p. 399 Provenance Lillian Nassau, New York, acquired in 1994
Read more LUCIEN GAILLARD – “POURPRE D’AUTOMNE” PERFUME BOTTLE, CIRCA 1900 “POURPRE D’AUTOMNE” PERFUME BOTTLE, CIRCA 1900 Decorated with leaves and fruits from red chestnut trees Enameled stopper Titled on each side Comes with its splendid marbled box, with a round label showing the same pattern as on the bottle, garnished with satin (slightly stained) Executed for Volnay (Veolay), “Veolay” being the phonetic transcription of “Volnay” found on the bottles intended for the American market. 11,6 cm. high (very rare in this size) Bibliography Christie Mayer Lefkowith, L’Art du Parfum, éditions Celiv, 1994, ill. p. 137
Read more LUCIEN GAILLARD – “SAUVAGEONE CLAMY” PERFUME BOTTLE, 1913 “SAUVAGEONNE CLAMY” PERFUME BOTTLE, 1913 Moulded glass, square section, the stopper and the four faces decorated with poppy flowers Signed and titled sauvageonne clamy on one of the flowers 6.3 cm. high
Read more LUCIEN GAILLARD – “PERVERS DE CLAMY” PERFUME BOTTLE, 1913 “PERVERS DE CLAMY” PERFUME BOTTLE, 1913 Moulded glass, pyramidal shape, the stopper decorated with a snake Titled Pervers and Clamy 5.5 cm. high
Read more FRENCH – PITCHER, CIRCA 1900 PITCHER, CIRCA 1900 Important pitcher in green marble, decorated with algae, brown patinated bronze mount, embellished with aquatic plants 30 cm. high
Read more ALBERT DAMMOUSE – COUPE, 1899 COUPE, 1899 Footed coupe in brown stoneware engraved with flowers and leaves in relief and embellished with cream-colored flowers and green leaves in porcelain, the inside of the neck covered in sang-de-boeuf and turquoise blue enamel Impressed circular stamp signature 12.5 cm high Exhibition Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, 1899 Bibliography Art et Décoration, July 1899, pages 4 and 104
Read more CARLO BUGATTI – ADRIEN-AURELIEN HEBRARD – FISH PLATE, 1907 FISH PLATE, 1907 Long silver plate, decorated with marine monsters Signed Bugatti and A. A. Hébrard Rue Royale Paris Hallmarks 62 cm. long; 30.5 cm. wide To this day, only one other example of this model is known to exist, sold at the sale of Maître Thierry de Maigret, Paris, Art Nouveau – Art Déco, 7 April 2004, lot 111 The provenance indicated in the catalog stated “Formerly in the collection of Miss S., close relation to Hébrard. Inheritance of her niece, Miss X.” This model was exhibited at the Galerie Hébrard, 8 rue Royale, Paris, 2 – 25 December 1907 Exhibition Galerie A.-A. Hébrard, 8, rue Royale, Paris, 2 – 25 December 1907 ReConnaître Carlo Bugatti, Musée d’Orsay, Paris, 10 April – 15 July 2001, ill. p. 61, n. 79 in the exhibition catalog Bibliography ReConnaître Carlo Bugatti, Musée d’Orsay, Paris, 2001, ill. p. 58 and p. 61, n. 79 in the exhibition catalog
Read more EMILE GALLE – “LA FORÊT LORRAINE” DESK, CIRCA 1900 “LA FORÊT LORRAINE” DESK, CIRCA 1900 Exotic marquetry inlaid wood 108 cm. high; 72 cm. wide; 50 cm. deep Bibliography An identical model is illustrated in the catalogue L’Ecole de Nancy, Art Nouveau et industrie d’Art, Musée de l’Ecole de Nancy, 2018, p. 96 Alastar Duncan, Georges de Bartha, Gallé Furniture, Antique Collectors' club, 2012, ill. p. 239
Read more EMILE GALLE – “OMBELLES” CHAIRS, CIRCA 1900 “OMBELLES” CHAIRS, CIRCA 1900 Pair of carved walnut chairs Signed 95 x 47 x 43.3 cm Bibliography A. Duncan, Art Nouveau furniture, p. 258, pl. 1. Philippe Garner, Emile Gallé, 1976, p. 23-24, p. 89 Ministère de la Culture – Edition de la Réunion des musées nationaux, Gallé, 1985, pp. 279-280 Bernd Hakenjos, Emile Gallé, catalog, vol. II, p. 174, n. 329 Provenance Private collection Belgium
Read more EMILE GALLE – “AUX LIBELLULES ET PAPILLONS” CONSOLE, CIRCA 1900 “AUX LIBELLULES ET PAPILLONS” CONSOLE, CIRCA 1900 Sculpted walnut and exotic wood marquetry, mother-of-pearl inlay and bronze Signed 138 cm. high; 74 cm. wide; 46 cm. deep Only one variant of the design is recorded Bibliography A. Duncan and G. de Bartha, Gallé Furniture, Antique Collector's Club, 2012, a variant ill. p. 272, pl. 4 Provenance Private collection, France
Read more EMILE GALLE – LOUIS HESTAUX – RARE CHAIR IN SCULPTED WALNUT, CIRCA 1900 RARE CHAIR IN SCULPTED WALNUT, CIRCA 1900 After the design by Louis Hestaux 94 cm. high Bibliography Fin de siècle Masterpieces from the Silverman collection, New York, Abbeville Press, p. 75 Gallé furniture, Antique Collectors Club Ltd, 2012, ill. p. 259 Provenance Formerly in the collection of Benedict Silverman, New York
Read more EMILE GALLE – “EPIS DE BLE” VITRINE, CIRCA 1900 “EPIS DE BLE” VITRINE, CIRCA 1900 Sculpted walnut, the shelves decorated with wheat stalks in exotic wood marquetry Signed 185 x 84 x 54 cm Another example of this design is part of the collections of the Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Read more MULLER FRERES – PITCHER, CIRCA 1900 PITCHER, CIRCA 1900 Multilayered pitcher, overlaid, acid etched and wheel carved, enameled design in the “fluogravure” technique, applied handle, gold highlights Signed 20 cm. high Exhibition Sunderland Museum & Art Gallery, The Art of Glass – Art Nouveau to Art Deco, 17 July – 27 October 1996 Verrerie Art Nouveau, l'Exemple des Frères Muller, Musée de l'Ecole de Nancy, 6 October 2007 – 7 January 2008, ill. p. 85, n. 16 in the exhibition catalogue Bibliography Victor Arwas, The Art of Glass, Andreas Papadakis publisher, 1996, p. 32, n. 42. Provenance Dr Henry Blount, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA