A vase with a picture of a violet in a frame France, Nancy, Emile Galle. Around 1900. Tsarskoe Selo State Museum-Reserve.
Miniature vase going
from the Alexander Palace. Judging by the record
in the inventory book of 1938, along with the same
she was in a pair of vases in Maple
living room. Similar pearlescent, slightly
shimmering background distinguishes many works,
executed in the 1890s – 1900s.
Vase
enclosed in native metal
frame in the form of intertwined at the base
and a violet shoot that clasped the edge of the body.
The whimsical curves of the metal
frames repeat the dynamic pattern
flowers on a vase, being an integral part
the whole composition.