Western European Art Glass and Ceramics

Paired decanters with ornamental painting in the "Oriental style," with stoppers

    Paired decanters with ornamental painting in the "Oriental style," with stoppers

    France, Nancy

    The 1880-1890s

    Gallé Émile manufactory

    Smoky glass; blowing, enamel painting

    Height 22.8 cm

    Mark on each item: Emile Gallé // dèposè

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    Pair of decanters made of transparent smoky glass, featuring wide keel-shaped front walls and narrow sides, cylindrical flared neck, and a four-sided tapering stopper with a rounded finial. The lower part of each decanter is decorated with a wide frieze featuring a polychrome enamel floral and geometric ornament, composed of keel-shaped arches, buds, and five-petal rosettes. Friezes of curved stems with flowers adorn the neck and the upper part of the stopper.

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