Descriptif du lot
Hemerocallis comes from the Greek words 'hemera' meaning 'day' and 'kalos' meaning 'beautiful' and is a variety of lily commonly known as the 'daylily', as each flower only blooms for a single day.
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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED EUROPEAN COLLECTION
EMILE GALLE 1846-1904
A LILY CAMEO VASE, CIRCA 1900
Details
EMILE GALLE 1846-1904
A LILY CAMEO VASE, CIRCA 1900
blown glass, with applied decoration, marquetry, overlaid, carved and acid-etched with hemerocallis lilies
12 ¾ in. (32.5 cm.) high
engraved Galle, HEMROXALLIS
A LILY CAMEO VASE, CIRCA 1900
blown glass, with applied decoration, marquetry, overlaid, carved and acid-etched with hemerocallis lilies
12 ¾ in. (32.5 cm.) high
engraved Galle, HEMROXALLIS
Provenance
Macklowe Gallery, New York;
Private European Collection.
Private European Collection.
Literature
V. Arwas, Glass Art Nouveau to Art Deco, London, 1987, p.125, illustrated.
Présenté par
Jeremy Morrison