"Cicada" planter (cachepot)
"Cicada" planter (cachepot)
France, Nancy
1877-1904 (likely the 1880-1890s)
Faience, foil; polychrome painting, glazing
19 x 25.4 cm
Marked on the underside of the base, within a rectangular shield with three clipped corners: Émile Gallé fecit / déposé Nancy / [depiction within a heraldic shield of a Cross of Lorraine with the letters E and G at its ends]
A faience planter on a flat base, featuring a rounded body with a slightly tapering upper third. The body of the piece is decorated with an expressive, raised polychrome ornamentation in the form of cicadas. The figures of the insects are set against a textured background designed as a treillage grid, enhanced with elements of gold foil fused under a translucent glaze (paillonné technique).
6473MC1886/ДПИ