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Emile Gallé (French, 1846-1904)
Seahorse Ewer, ca. 1901
Blown glass, 7 x 4 x 3 1/8 x 2 inches
Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

This ewer or vase is made of blown, cased, red and green speckled glass with a "satin" finish. It has two applied "seahorse" figures, one swirled around the bottom and the other swirled up the side with its tail forming a handle, and is tooled into four curves at the bottom forming feet.

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