ÉMILE GALLÉ (1846-1904) - COLLECTION MADAME X. Faune et flores sous-marines, a variation on the marine vase presented at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900. Piriform, elliptical vase on heel. Proof in multi-layered glass, reminiscent of hard stone, with an acid-etched, plum-treated revolving title decoration on a green ground shaded with burgundy towards the base. The decoration is enriched with scattered polychrome inclusions evoking particles suspended at the bottom of the sea. Signed GALLÉ, in double-line engraving towards the base. H.17,5cm Bibliography and related works: Alastair Duncan and Georges de Bartha - Gallé le verre - Bibliothèque des arts, Paris, 1985. Vase of identical form but without decoration reproduced on page 114, variant known as the marine vase reproduced on page 119.