Émile Gallé, Rare 'Coquille marine' vide-poche

circa 1889
Internally decorated, applied and carved crystal.
6 x 33.4 x 18 cm (2 3/8 x 13 1/8 x 7 1/8 in.)
Underside engraved gallé.

Provenance

Emmanuel Lang, Nancy, acquired directly from the artist
Thence by descent
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2016

Literature

Greta Daniel, et al., Art Nouveau: Art and Design at the Turn of the Century, exh. cat., Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1960, p. 97 for a similar example
Robert Schmutzler, Art Nouveau, New York, 1962, p. 263 for a similar example
Françoise-Thérèse Charpentier and Philippe Thiébaut, Gallé, exh. cat., Musée du Luxembourg, Paris, 1985, p. 175 for a similar example
Philippe Thiébaut, Gallé: Le Testament Artistique, exh. cat., Musée d'Orsay, Paris, 2004, p. 36 for a similar example
Valérie Thomas et. al., Émile Gallé et le Verre: la Collection du Musée de l'École de Nancy exh. cat., Musée de l'École de Nancy, Paris, 2014, pp. 11, 108 similar examples