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What is a Galle vase?

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What is a Galle vase?
French artist Emile Galle was well known for his glasswork, especially his Galle vases. These vases featured swirling colors with flowers or leaves as an accent. Galle was born in 1846 and died in 1904, and his works are considered to be a significant influence in the Art Nouveau movement. On 1stDibs, find a variety of original artwork from top artists.
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Emile Galle Cameo Glass Banjo Vase Décor Begonias, France, circa 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in Bochum, NRW
Emile Galle Cameo Glass Banjo Vase Décor Begonias, France, circa 1900. An excellent French Art Nouveau vase of banjo form, with a deep red flowering landscape etched and acid cut aga...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases

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émile Gallé - Large Vase With Orange And Red Crocosmia, Art Nouveau Glass Paste
By Émile Gallé
Located in NONANCOURT, FR
Large diabolo-shaped vase decorated with orange and red crocosmias (montbretias) flowers on a white background. Engraved signature in the “Gallé” decor. Very good state. Beautiful re...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Glass

émile Gallé - Large Tube Vase Called “elephant Foot” With Clematis, Art Nouveau
By Émile Gallé
Located in NONANCOURT, FR
Large and elegant vase by Émile Gallé decorated with purple clematis on a yellow background. Signature in the “Gallé” decor. Beautiful model with yellow gradients in the background. ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Nouveau Emile Galle Soliflore Vase 'Anémones of Alpes', France 1900s
By Émile Gallé
Located in Bochum, NRW
Emile Gallé, an Art Nouveau cameo glass vase, Nancy, France, around 1900. Double-layered glass, violet on a pink background. Decorated with Alps anemones in a cameo. Signed Gallé. H...
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Antique Early 1900s Art Nouveau Vases

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émile Gallé, Polylobed Cup In Enameled Glass With Dragonfly Decor, Art Nouveau
By Émile Gallé
Located in NONANCOURT, FR
Rare multi-lobed cup in hot drawn glass with enamelled decoration of vegetation and a dragonfly flying over the branches. Art Nouveau period work signed under the base "Émile Gallé"....
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Floral Decoration Cameo Bulb Glass Vase, France 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Emile Gallé, arguably the greatest master of Art Nouveau, was born in Nancy, France, on May 4, 1846 to Charles Gallé and Fanny Reinemer. This bulb-shaped glass vase with cameo floral...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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