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Circa 1889 Emile Gallé, Nancy Height with the mount: 20.5 cm. Diameter 10.5 cm Mount by Julius Rappoport of the Carl Fabergé company, St Petersburg Mould-blown, four-layered glass: milk glass with pink, transparent and black overcolours. Multi-plane engraving. Chemical matting of the inner surface Entered in 1931 from the Winter Palace (not yet part of the Hermitage) Engraved inscription at the rim of the vase: Végétations de symboles; and on the upper circle: Palmes lentes de mes désirs. Nénuphars mornes des plaisirs. Mousses froides, lianes molles... Maurice Maeterlinck ("Languid palms of my desires; sad water-lilies of pleasures; cold mosses, soft lianas...") |
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