Plate - Stanniferous Earthenware - Emile Gallé - St Clément- C. 1870
Artist: Emile Gallé (1846-1904)
Enameled stanniferous earthenware plate by Emille Gallé in Nancy, decorated with lettuce branch, snail and two ants.
Our plate has the inscription "Le tout ne vaut pas la moitié" on its main side.
On the reverse, the inscription: "St Clément" and "Gallé à Nancy déposé".
Sold as is. Numerous chips.
Century 1870.
Emile Gallé was the only son of Charles Gallé (1818-1902) and Fanny Reinemer (1828-1891), who ran a crystal and porcelain business in Nancy.
After an apprenticeship in various European cities, including Weimar and Meisenthal, Emile Gallé joined his father's earthenware and glassware trading and decoration business in 1867.
He represented his father at the 1867 Universal Exhibition in Paris, where he won an honorable mention for glassware, and at the 1872 Universal and International Exhibition in Lyon, where he won a gold medal in class 33 (porcelain and crystal). In 1877, Emile Gallé took over the family business and extended his activities to cabinetmaking in 1885.
Already making a name for himself at the Earth and Glass Exhibition in 1884, Emile Gallé won three awards at the Paris Universal Exhibition in 1889.
Our plate has the inscription "Le tout ne vaut pas la moitié" on its main side.
On the reverse, the inscription: "St Clément" and "Gallé à Nancy déposé".
Sold as is. Numerous chips.
Century 1870.
Emile Gallé was the only son of Charles Gallé (1818-1902) and Fanny Reinemer (1828-1891), who ran a crystal and porcelain business in Nancy.
After an apprenticeship in various European cities, including Weimar and Meisenthal, Emile Gallé joined his father's earthenware and glassware trading and decoration business in 1867.
He represented his father at the 1867 Universal Exhibition in Paris, where he won an honorable mention for glassware, and at the 1872 Universal and International Exhibition in Lyon, where he won a gold medal in class 33 (porcelain and crystal). In 1877, Emile Gallé took over the family business and extended his activities to cabinetmaking in 1885.
Already making a name for himself at the Earth and Glass Exhibition in 1884, Emile Gallé won three awards at the Paris Universal Exhibition in 1889.
150 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Art Nouveau
Condition: En l'etat
Material: Earthenware
Diameter: 23,5
Height: 2
Reference (ID): 1767403
Availability: In stock
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