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A Galle Cameo Glass Vase Émile Gallé, Nancy, circa 1900 Of flattened ovoid form with a short flaring neck, the vase finely decorated in cameo technique with stylized foliage, the layered glass acid-etched to reveal sinuous leaves and stems reserved in soft blue and smoke tones against a luminous yellow ground. The decoration is rendered with characteristic fluidity and naturalism, the overlapping leaves articulated with subtle veining and gently undulating contours, exemplifying Gallé’s mastery of layered glass and vegetal motifs inspired by nature. Signed Galle in cameo. Diameter: approximately 9 in. (22.9 cm) Height: approximately 4½ in. (11.4 cm) Specialist Note: Emile Gallé (1846–1904) was a central figure of the Art Nouveau movement and one of the most innovative glassmakers of his time. His work is celebrated for its poetic interpretation of nature and technical experimentation, particularly in cameo glass, where multiple layers of colored glass were carved and acid-etched to achieve depth and complexity. Vases of this form and decoration date to the height of Gallé’s production in the late 1890s and early 1900s, when his workshop in Nancy produced some of the most refined artistic glass of the period.