Vase - with irises

Ceramics and Glass Collection

Accession Nr.: 53.31.1
Artist/Maker:
Gallé, Émile (1846 - 1904)
Date of production:
ca. 1900
Place of production: Nancy
Inscription: "Gallé"
Materials: layered glass
Techniques: etched; ground; mould-blown
Dimensions:
opening diameter: 11 cm
base diameter: 13,5 cm
height: 39,5 cm
maximum width: 14,5 cm
The broad, conical foot supports an upturned pear- shaped body with a narrow top and a splaying top rim. The body is decorated with lilac iris stems with blossoms and buds, springing from the foot and gradually lightening towards the top. There is also a section of an iris blossom on the body. The outer surface is bright, the inner one is etched matte.

Literature

  • Szerk.: Csenkey Éva, Gálos Miklós: Tiffany & Gallé e i maestri dell'art nouveau nella collezione del Museo di Arti Applicate di Budapest. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 2013. - Nr. 2.7.
  • Szerk.: Szilágyi András, Horányi Éva: Szecesszió. A 20. század hajnala. (Az európai iparművészet korszakai.). Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1996. - Nr. 2.56. (Varga Vera)