Bidspirit auction | Emile Galle 'Red Plum Blossom'

Emile Galle 'Red Plum Blossom' Art Nouveau Cameo Vase - Signed by the artist along the lower edge.    Dimensions: 4 3/4” Tall x 2 1/2” Widest Point   Condition: There is a 1/2” scratch to the red glass along the bottom edge near the signature. Overall, the glass is in good condition. No chips.    About: Emile Galle (1846–1904) founded the Ecole de Nancy and was the central figure of French Art Nouveau glass. He was a trained horticulturist who worked from live specimens in his own garden, which is why his flowers are botanically accurate rather than merely decorative. The firm went on producing Galle-signed cameo glass after his death until it closed in 1936; a star beside the signature marks the 1905–08 window specifically. Flowering branches read in silhouette across a graded ground belong to the Japonisme strain in his work, a compositional habit taken directly from Japanese prints.