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Petit vase au narcisse, attribué à Émile Gallé, vers 1900

Un vert d'eau pâle, presque acidulé, forme le corps de ce gobelet évasé, dont la surface givrée, finement granitée, retient la lumière au lieu de la laisser filer. Sur ce fond, un grand narcisse blanc s'ouvre de face, pétales posés en relief épais, cœur rouge orangé piqué d'étamines jaunes. Des feuilles brunes et violacées montent de la base en diagonale, et une seconde fleur s'incline sur le côté. Seule la lèvre, restée lisse et transparente, laisse voir l'épaisseur du verre.

La galerie attribue ce vase à Émile Gallé. Né en 1846, mort en 1904, fondateur de l'École de Nancy, Gallé reprend la cristallerie familiale en 1884 et invente en 1897 la marqueterie de verre, brevetée l'année suivante et disparue avec lui. Ses établissements produisent jusqu'en 1936, sous une signature à étoile après sa mort. La mention pâte de verre appelle la prudence : les sources la rattachent, chez Gallé, surtout aux tulipes et coupes de luminaires, et le musée de l'École de Nancy en attribue l'expérimentation à Daum. Une signature Gallé en relief se lit au bas de la panse, parmi les feuilles ; elle n'a pas été examinée par un spécialiste.

Époque
Vers 1900
Matière
Pâte de verre, à vérifier
Style
Art nouveau
Attribution
Attribué à Émile Gallé
Dimensions
Diam. 12 × H. 12,5 cm
État
Bon état
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A pale water-green, almost sharp, forms the body of this flaring beaker, whose frosted, finely granular surface holds the light rather than letting it slip away. Against this ground a large white narcissus opens face-on, its petals laid in thick relief, its orange-red heart studded with yellow stamens. Brown and violet leaves rise diagonally from the base, and a second flower leans away to one side. Only the lip, left smooth and transparent, reveals the thickness of the glass.

The gallery attributes this vase to Émile Gallé. Born in 1846, died in 1904, founder of the École de Nancy, Gallé took over the family glassworks in 1884 and in 1897 invented glass marquetry, patented the following year and lost with him. His firm kept producing until 1936, with a star signature after his death. The description as pâte de verre calls for caution: the sources link it, in Gallé's work, mainly to shades and cups for lighting, and the Musée de l'École de Nancy credits Daum with experimenting in it. A Gallé signature in relief can be read at the bottom of the body, among the leaves; it has not been examined by a specialist.

Sources
  • Gallé (1846-1904) reprend la cristallerie familiale en 1884, invente la marqueterie de verre en 1897 (brevet 1898, procédé disparu avec lui) ; ses établissements ont continué jusqu'en 1936 ; signature à étoile après sa mort. https://www.millon.com/actualites/reconnaitre-et-faire-estimer-un-vase-galle
  • Gallé a créé des tulipes, coupes et bobèches en pâte de verre pour lampes et lustres ; la pâte de verre n'est pas donnée comme technique principale de ses vases. https://www.antikeo.com/magazine/la-vases-galle-ou-la-science-au-service-de-lart-verrier/
  • La pâte de verre est citée parmi les techniques de Gallé, Daum, Cros, Dammouse, Despret et Décorchemont ; Gallé est fondateur de l'École de Nancy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Nouveau_glass
  • Le musée de l'École de Nancy attribue à Daum, et non à Gallé, l'expérimentation de la pâte de verre. https://musee-ecole-de-nancy.nancy.fr/en/the-collections/the-glass-collection-a-reference-collection

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