Emile Gallé: blown shoulder vase with plums
THE BLUE LANTERN
A woman possessed of a coherent aesthetic sensibility and a wealthy husband, Sonia Knips (nee Baroness Poitiers des Eschellles) was a major patron of the the arts in fin-de-siècle Vienna. When she sat for her portrait by Gustave Klimt in 1898, she was a newlywed and he was an up-and-coming artist. Sonia Knips had known Klimt before she was married (see the sketch below, made in 1887) and there had been some kind of a romance between the two, ending with his rejection of her according to…
art nouveau vase or bowl with butterflies
museum of applied arts, budapest, hungary
DAUM OVERLAY GLASS LANDSCAPE VASE. Circa 1900. Cameo DAUM, NANCY, | Lot #60120 | Heritage Auctions
DAUM OVERLAY GLASS LANDSCAPE VASE Circa 1900. Cameo DAUM, NANCY, with the cross of Lorraine Ht. 13-3/4 in. - Available at 2014 November 21 Tiffany,...
The Bat Vase by Amphora Bohemia, c 1905 Only five of this vase are known to exist. They are one of the most sought after vases for amphora collectors.