Moissonneurs Egyptiens, 1884 (design), 1889 (execution)

Cigar holder "Egyptian Reapers"

DesignÉmile Gallé, Nancy 1846–1904 Nancy

ExecutionBurgun, Schverer & Co., 1704–1969

Distributed byÉmile Gallé (Maison), 1846–1936

Clear glass, fused green and black powder, faceted, cut "hammered" surface, copper-wheel engraved, gilt, enamelled

(H x Ø)8,2 × 7,5 cm

Place of originMeisenthal

Status

not on display

About the workThe container depicts a large locust in flight and Egyptian harvesters. The glass artist Émile Gallé based the latter on a treatise on Egyptian art dating from 1882, but since the hieroglyphs within it had been truncated, it made no sense. Gallé held this small vessel in high esteem: he described it in his notes on an exhibition of 1884 and, according to the inscription, this Düsseldorf specimen or a piece equivalent to it was on display at the Paris Exposition in 1889. At that time, Egypt was exporting cigarettes to Europe with great success.

AccessionGift of Helmut Hentrich, 1976

Inventory numberP 1976-79

Contact

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