Vase with lilies and daises
by GALLÉ, Émile, Multi-layered blown crystal, 35 x 16 cm
This is a study for a vase commissioned by Countess Henri Greffulhe as a wedding gift for Princess Marguerite de Chartres, hence the decoration of daisies (“marguerites” in French). The vase is inscribed with a quatrain by French poet Robert de Montesquiou, cousin to the countess.
The multi-layered blown crystal has inclusions of glass and gold dust, cabochons and handles added on and fused.