Emile Gallé (Nancy 1846 - 1904) "Papillon" Blown glass vase with white opalescent, transparent orange and amethyst speckled powders with inlaid coloured glass inserts engraved with grinding wheel depicting butterflies. Nancy, late XIX/early XX century. Engraved signature on the body of the vase "Gallé". (h 17 cm.) Provenance Private collection, Milan Literature Per esemplari simili: J. A. e A. Labot, Argus Valentine's, Verreries de l'Antiquité à nos jours, Argusvalentines.com, 2002, p. 239; Asta Habsburg, Feldmann SA, L'art de Gallé, 108 chefs-d'oeuvres provenant d'une collection privée, Ginevra, 27 giugno 1988, lotto n° 31; A. Duncan. G. de Bartha, Gallé, le verre, Bibliothèque des Arts, Paris 1985, p. 78 ; V. Arwas, Glass Art Nouveau to Art Deco, Academy, London 1977, p. 79 ; J. Bloch-Dermant, L'art du verre en France 1860-1914, Edita, Lausanne 1974, p. 78; Modello simile in asta Sotheby's, New York, 11.06.92 n° 29, collezione Barry Friedman