Lot Essay
This model was exhibited at the 1889 Exposition Universelle, Paris, with this vase most probably being the piece exhibited.
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'La Vigne de Mongolie' a Verriere Parlante Vase, 1889
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ÉMILE GALLÉ (1846-1904)
'La Vigne de Mongolie' a Verriere Parlante Vase, 1889
acid-etched, engraved and enameled with fruiting stems, daddy-long legs, caterpillar, bee, a spider in a web with flies, against a martelé ground
16 ¼ in. (41.2 cm.) high
engraved Emile Gallé de Nancy 1889 Exposit Paris, Cross of Lorraine,
La brume d'Octobre emporte l'oeuvre de l'araignée
Le ciel est de jade vert, le soleil de perle fine
La vigne de Mongolie sème des Turquoises frileuses
Clément nous soit l'hiver
'La Vigne de Mongolie' a Verriere Parlante Vase, 1889
acid-etched, engraved and enameled with fruiting stems, daddy-long legs, caterpillar, bee, a spider in a web with flies, against a martelé ground
16 ¼ in. (41.2 cm.) high
engraved Emile Gallé de Nancy 1889 Exposit Paris, Cross of Lorraine,
La brume d'Octobre emporte l'oeuvre de l'araignée
Le ciel est de jade vert, le soleil de perle fine
La vigne de Mongolie sème des Turquoises frileuses
Clément nous soit l'hiver