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What is a cameo vase?
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A cameo vase is a decorative glass vase that features a design in raised relief achieved by engraving, etching and carving. The earliest examples date back to ancient Roman times, and the decorative objects experienced a revival during the Art Nouveau and Neo-Grec periods. On 1stDibs, find a range of cameo vases.
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Monumental Original Emile Galle Floral Cameo Art Glass Vase - France 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this huge cameo art glass vase by Galle with acid etched floral and foliage design in olive green, light green, white and pink glass laye...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Émile Gallé Alpine Glass Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exceptional in both size and artistry, this sand-polished cameo art glass vase from the famed Art Nouveau master Émile Gallé features an exceedingly rare alpine scene. The artist's l...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
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...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Glass
Émile Gallé (1846-1904), Cameo Glass Vase "Olive" circa 1910
By Émile Gallé
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Émile Gallé (1846-1904)
Gallé French Cameo Glass Vase
Cased glass, opalescent, light amber brown and olive green
Acid-etched design with olive branches
Signed Gallé
Circa 1910
Émi...
Category
Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Glass
Materials
Art Glass
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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
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. ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
