Gallé vase at Hansons is broken but unbowed
As suggested by an inscription to the socle reading ‘Gallé, Expo 1900’, this ovoid pedestal vase offered by Hansons of Etwall in Derbyshire had been created in the studios of Emile Gallé (1846-1904) for the ‘Exposition Universelle de Paris’ in 1900.
Standing an imposing 20in (51cm) high, it displays a number of different glassmaking techniques, usi…