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Émile Gallé Rose De France Vase, signed Gallé , rose with leaves, metallic foil inserts on uranium glass, cased glass, marqueterei application, wheel engraving, yellow landscape of trees behind flower wrapping around vase. excellent condition. ht. 4 1/2, width 6 1/2, depth 4 1/2 inches. For very similar example see the collection of the Museum of the Ecole de Nancy. This lot is to be sold without reserve. Please ignore the estimate range. In 1870, after being defeated in Franco-Prussian war (1870-71), France was overflowing with sorrow. The home town of Émile Gallé, was annexed by Germany. Even after the annexation, Gallé chose the motif of red rose, which only bloomed in the Mt Saint-Quentin in the province of Lorraine, as a representation of his deep patriotism, to express his intense sorrow and emotional significance in his series Rose of France - Rose de France.From a huge coupe dedicated to the Mr.Leon Simon - the president of la societe d'Horticulture de Nancy in 1901 which is now exhibited in the Musee de Beaux-Arts de Nancy, there are magnificent examples of Rose de France such as one presented to the Russian emperor in 1902 as the prestigious gift from France. These are included in the permanent collection of Kunstmuseum Dusseldolf in Germany and Kitazawa museum, Nagano, Japan. For a few similar examples see: Est-Ouest Auction, Hong Kong, May 15, 2009, lot 133, Claude Aguttes SAS, Paris, France, April 3, 2012 and Est-Ouest Auction, Hong Kong, September 18, 2009, lot 167. For more information see: Victor Arwas, Glass Art Nouveau to Art Deco, Academy editions, 1987, cover & P.134 Tim Newark, Emile Galle, Chartwell Books, 1989, P.13 Ray&Lee Grover, European Art Glass, P.173 No.291 (Make sure to view Lot 2 the Imperial Glass Factory Vase, St. Petersburg, Russia, dated 1900 also in this auction)
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| Estimate | $5,000 - $500,000 |
| Starting Bid | $2,500 |
