Early large Gallé vase with field manure decoration, bag-shaped with a bulbous body and wide, wavy rim. Smoke-coloured glass, blown lengthwise or diagonally. Decor in polychrome relief enamel painting. Signed "Emile Gallé". H. 29 cm. An early French smoke-coloured, acid-etched and enamelled glass vase by Emile Gallé with decor of thistles (Eryngium campestre, also known as Field Eryngo or Watling Street thistle). Signed. France. Nancy. Emile Gallé. Circa 1885-1895.