Daum Nancy "Ombelle" Cameo Glass Vase
Regular price
$19,500
This cameo glass "Ombelle" vase by French Art Nouveau masters, Daum Nancy, features a rounded body of smooth, light candy pink glass decorated by two delicate umbel blooms in green carved-relief glass. The flaring foot and mouth of the vase, by contrast, are hammered, with textured opaque green glass that frames the central composition in an organic way.
Item #: G-17443
Artist: Daum Nancy
Circa: 1898
Dimensions: 9" height, 6.75" width, 3.5" depth
Materials: Glass
Signed: "Daum Nancy" and Croix de Lorraine
Item #: G-17443
Artist: Daum Nancy
Circa: 1898
Dimensions: 9" height, 6.75" width, 3.5" depth
Materials: Glass
Signed: "Daum Nancy" and Croix de Lorraine
Flowers, like the giant hogweed, were one of great significance to the Art Nouveau masters, symbolizing regrowth, rebirth, and regeneration, and so, even though they can technically classified as a weed, flowers like these were honored with a beautiful place of privilege in many a masterpiece during the Art Nouveau period.
Flowers, like the giant hogweed, were one of great significance to the Art Nouveau masters, symbolizing regrowth, rebirth, and regeneration, and so, even though they can technically classified as a weed, flowers like these were honored with a beautiful place of privilege in many a masterpiece during the Art Nouveau period.
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