Vase depicting lily flowers France, Nancy, Emile Galle. 1880s – 1890s. State Museum-Reserve “Pavlovsk”.

Vase depicting lily flowers France, Nancy, Emile Galle. 1880s – 1890s.
State Museum-Reserve “Pavlovsk”.
The vase belongs to the verreries product group
parlantes. There are lines engraved on the body at the top
by the Lorraine poet Emil Hintselen: quand les
beaux jours sont place aux jours amers / Doux miracle la
fleur apporte son delice. Hinzelin (“When beautiful
days will replace bitter days, / Gentle miracle,
flower brings pleasure. Hinzelen “)
Rare enough combination
glass body and wooden stand
testifies to the influence of the Far Eastern
art on the formation of “style
Halle ”and the tastes of the Art Nouveau era in general.
Using wood coasters
was typical for Chinese and,
especially for Japanese vases.
Vase
comes from Rosewood
living room of the Alexander Palace in Tsarskoe
Sele, until 1941 was in the meeting
Alexander Palace Museum, then –
in the Central Depository of the Museum Fund.