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Learn MoreGallé Cameo Glass Table Lamp
- This exquisite cameo glass table lamp is the work of the famed Art Nouveau master Émile Gallé
- The artist's appreciation of nature is on full display in this lamp's dramatic floral design
- When lit, the lamp emits an enticing warm glow
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Émile Gallé opened a small woodworker's shop in 1885, where he began experimenting with marquetry in furniture and naturalistic glass designs. In 1889, he displayed his new glass creations at the Paris International Exhibition, where the designs and colors not previously seen caused an immediate sensation. The new style of Art Nouveau had begun to appear, and the movement's aesthetics and devotion to nature appealed greatly to the young Gallé. In 1894 Gallé built a manufacturing plant in Nancy and began creating his own designs from inception through production. Gallé personally developed many of the designs, and he was known to actively make alterations and approve the designs of his talented team of designers and craftsmen he employed at the "Cristallerie D'Emile Gallé."
Signed "Gallé" on shade and base
Circa 1900
12 1/2” high x 11 3/8” diameter
Maker: | Emile Gallé |
Period: | 20th Century |
Origin: | France |
Type: | Lamps |
Depth: | 11.38 in. (28.89 cm) |
Width: | 11.38 in. (28.89 cm) |
Height: | 12.5 in. (31.75 cm) |
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