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Émile Gallé Candle Holders

French, 1846-1904

“Art for art’s sake” was a belief strongly espoused by the celebrated French designer and glassworker Émile Gallé. Through his ethereal glass vases, other vessels and lamps, which he adorned with botanical and religious motifs, Gallé advanced the Art Nouveau ideology and led the modern renaissance of French glass.

Gallé was the son of successful faience and furniture maker Charles Gallé but studied philosophy and botany before coming to glassmaking later in life. The young Gallé’s expertise in botany, however, would inform his design style and become his signature for generations to come.

After learning the art of glassmaking, Gallé went to work at his father’s factory in Nancy. He initially created clear glass objects but later began to experiment with layering deeply colored glass.

While glassmakers on Murano had applied layers of glass and color on decorative objects before Gallé had, he was ever-venturesome in his northeastern France, taking advantage of defects that materialized during his processes and etching in natural forms like insects such as dragonflies, marine life, the sun, vines, fruits and flowers modeled from local specimens.

Gallé is also credited with reviving cameo glass, a glassware style that originated in Rome. He used cabochons, which were applied raised-glass decorations colored with metallic oxides and made to resemble rich jeweling. Gallé's cameo glass vases and vessels were widely popular at the Paris Exhibition of 1878, cementing his position as a talented designer and pioneer.

During the late 19th century, Gallé led breakthroughs in mass production and employed hundreds of artisans in his workshop.

Botany and nature remained great sources of inspiration for the artist's glassmaking — just as they had for other Art Nouveau designers. From approximately 1890 to 1910, the movement’s talented designers produced furniture, glass and architecture in the form of — or adorned with — gently intertwining trees, flowers and vines. But Gallé had many interests, such as Eastern art and ceramics. The Japanese collection he visited at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London (then the South Kensington Museum) during the 1870s had made an impression too.

Breaking free from the rigid Victorian traditions, Gallé infused new life and spirit into the art and design of his time through exquisitely crafted glass vessels and pioneering new glassworking techniques.

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Creator: Émile Gallé
c1892 French Huge Heraldic Roaring Lion Candelabra Porcelain Sig. Emile Galle
By Émile Gallé
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Unbelievable Piece Here! Huge Antique French Porcelain Heraldic Roaring Lion Candelabra/ Table Lamp. 1890.s. Signed and signed. Very good investment grade Table Lamp. Now in its orig...
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Pair of 19th Century Galle Faience Lion Candleholder with Silver Candelabra
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Emile Gallé candle holders for sale on 1stDibs.

Emile Gallé candle holders are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of ceramic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Emile Gallé candle holders, although purple editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original candle holders by Emile Gallé were created in the Art Nouveau style in france during the 19th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider candle holders by Ferdinand Barbedienne, F. Barbedienne Foundry, and Henri Picard. Prices for Emile Gallé candle holders can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $3,985 and can go as high as $56,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $9,800.

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