Vase
1890 - 1892 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Vase, France (Paris), probably made by Appert Frères, Clichy, for Ernest-Baptiste Leveillé, Paris, 1890-92
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | with gold leaf inclusions |
| Brief description | Vase, France (Paris), probably made by Appert Frères, Clichy, for Ernest-Baptiste Leveillé, Paris, 1890-92 |
| Dimensions |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'E Leveille Paris' incised (Makers's mark) |
| Gallery label | Ernest-Baptiste Leveillé, had a glass-making and selling business at 74 Boulevard Haussmann, Paris. He was a member of the Paris 'art-glass' fraternity and a pupil (later partner) of Eugène Rousseau, the movement's founder. Leveillé's glass ranged from clear pieces like this one in the style of Chinese rock crystal to works in mottled and splashed glass imitating agates. |
| Object history | Bought from E. Leveille, 74 Boulevard Haussmann, Paris, for 6 l. Transferred to Circualtion 3-10-1913 |
| Bibliographic reference | Paris, Musée d'Orsay: catalogue sommaire, pp189.. |
| Other number | 9457 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1604-1892 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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