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Nature made vase, (Attributed to) Émile GALLÉ for the Lunéville factory

Dated between 1863 and 1880, this vase is attributed to the great Nancy ceramist and master glassmaker Emile Gallé. It was most certainly published by Keller and Guérin, owners of the Lunéville factory, before Gallé registered his own models. In a very sophisticated shape, our vase has a quadrilobed body decorated with branches, leaves and butterflies in gold and silver colors on a Prussian blue background. The vase rests on a base imitating branches, very naturalistic, evoking Gallé's studies of foliage and flowers preserved at the Musée d'Orsay. The Parisian institution also has a preparatory drawing by Gallé for a piece close to our vase.Dated between 1863 and 1880, this vase is attributed to the great Nancy ceramist and master glassmaker Emile Gallé. It was most certainly published by Keller and Guérin, owners of the Lunéville factory, before Gallé registered his own models. In a very sophisticated shape, our vase has a quadrilobed body decorated with branches, leaves and butterflies in gold and silver colors on a Prussian blue background. The vase rests on a base imitating branches, very naturalistic, evoking Gallé's studies of foliage and flowers preserved at the Musée d'Orsay. The Parisian institution also has a preparatory drawing by Gallé for a piece close to our vase.

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Of roses and bellflowers, the precious porcelain marquetry panel by Julien-Nicolas RIVART

A decorative panel of great finesse, this creation is the work of a unique talent: Julien-Nicolas Rivart. Cabinetmaker and porcelain painter, Rivart developed an original technique in 1849: porcelain marquetry. Our panel is a precious work produced using this innovative and unequaled technique in the history of decorative arts. The process consists of molding the shape in soft porcelain paste, fired once at a very high temperature then leveled with a grinding wheel. Enameled, the piece is fired a second time, then painted and heated to set the colors. The porcelain elements are then surrounded in the panel of a sought-after wood, using marquetry techniques. Our panel presents a rich floral decoration, composed of roses and bellflowers with round leaves, of great delicacy and vibrant colors. Finer scrolls, such as flower stems, can be made of colored resin or wood of various shades. Admired by Napoleon III during the Second Empire, Rivart's works are elegant and subtle. The cabinetmaker designed other pieces of precious furniture, decorated with floral decorations, which the Marc Maison Gallery is pleased to present.