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Lot Essay
Émile Gallé's verreries parlantes ('speaking glassware') incorporates a literary or poetic quotation to his design. These inscriptions are typically wheel-engraved and are placed in such a way that necessitates the handling the object by the viewer. The present vase is engraved with an adaptation of a verse by René François Sully Prudhomme (1839-1907) from "Les serres et les bois" in Les Solitudes, opposing the artificial flowers and the wild violets along the stem. Poet and essayist Sully Prudhomme was the first winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901.
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Condition report
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Overall good condition with light scratches and very minor wear consistent with age and gentle handling. The lot has been inspected under UV light and presents no evidence of prior restoration. The glass presents with air bubbles, inherent in the making and not visually distracting. The lower edge of the body with three polished areas contemporaneous to the piece's making, possibly to smooth air bubbles. The foot rim with a polish, also comporaneous with the making, slightly out of round, yet stable.
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Lot 79Sale 19675
Vase Parlant aux Pervenches, circa 1900ÉMILE GALLÉ (1846-1904)Estimate: USD 7,000 - 9,000
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