Émile GALLÉ (1846-1904) Asian-inspired "sang de boeuf" vase - circa 1890-1894 Multi-layered crystal with deep intaglio engraving of a spiral motif and granite outer layer Signed on the reverse of the piece "Gallé modèle et décor déposés". H. 13 cm History : The small series of these wheel-cut vases appears on plate 37 of the album of models deposited with the Nancy industrial tribunal by Émile Gallé on 14 May 1895. A comparable copy is in the collections of the Musée de l'École de Nancy under inventory number 356. Bibliography : Collective work, Émile Gallé et le verre: La collection du musée de l'École de Nancy, Somogy Éditions d'art, Paris, 2004, p.129, 131 no. 201 for a comparable copy. Émile GALLÉ (1846-1904) A crystal "Sang de boeuf" vase by Émile Gallé, signed - circa 1890-1894 H.: 5.12 in.