Gallé, Émile Nancy 1846 - 1904 ibid, the most important French artisan of glass, ceramics and furniture design in the Art Nouveau period. ''Vase series 2'', decor with columbine, Cristallerie Emile Gallé Nancy around 1890/95, light green glass, mouth blown, red and orange powder fusions, decor with plastic columbine flower on stems, painted with enamel colors, from the bottom rising deeply etched foliage with flower stem on the opposite side, bottom with deeply etched signature ''Cristallerie d'Emile Gallé, Nancy, Serie 2, Modele et decór déposé'', in addition marked with needle etching ''13'', h: ca. 12,7 cm. Provenance: South German private collection.

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