Emile Galle Nancy France Cameo Vase Hydrangeas Decor Height 5 3/16in Ca 1908

Glass covered with several layers, in which motifs are worked out in high cut. Since the mid-19th century The shaping was also done by etching. Vessels made of cameo glass were already made in ancient times, and at the end of the 19th century. In the 19th century, Émile Gallé further developed this glass art, created Art Nouveau designs and employed a large factory in Nancy. Cylindrical vase with curved wall and flush stand, colored glass with reddish colored powder fusions overlay in moss green and violet, highly etched hydrangea decoration in various stages, frosted surface. Glass overlaid with several layers, with high-cut worked out motifs. Since the middle of the 19th century, the design has also been done by etching. Cameo glass vessels were already being made in an.

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