Price guide to antique and vintage Galle cameo glass table lamps. Émile Gallé was a French artist who worked in glass, and is considered to be one of the major forces in the French Art Nouveau movement.
Cameo glass is a luxury form of glass art produced by etching and carving through fused layers of differently colored glass to produce designs, usually with white opaque glass figures and motifs on a dark-colored background. The technique is first seen in ancient Roman art of about 30 BC, where it was an alternative to the luxury engraved gem vessels in cameo style that used naturally layered semi-precious gemstones such as onyx and agate. Glass allowed consistent and predictable colored layers, even for round objects.
From the mid-19th century there was a revival of cameo glass, suited equally to Neo-Grec taste and the French Art Nouveau practiced by Émile Gallé, and cameo glass is still produced today. Reference: Wikipedia
Émile Gallé (French, 1846-1904): A cameo glass table lamp circa 1900 with brass fitting and conical mushroom shade and elongated baluster stem on circular base, the opaque satin glass ground overlaid and acid etched in shaded purple-red with butterflies and chrysanthemum blossoms and scrolling foliage, the shade and stem each signed gallé 57cm high overall
Sold for £ 6,000 inc. premium at Bonhams in 2017
GALLE A RARE AND IMPORTANT ‘WISTERIA’ TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1920 cameo glass 30 in. (76.2 cm.) high, 20 ½ in. (52.1 cm.) diameter of shade shade and base with cameo signature Gallé
Sold for USD 331,500 at Christies in 2017
Galle Cameo Glass Clematis Lamp Early 20th Century The domed shade in frosted plum, blue, yellow and colorless glass, decorated with blossoms, vines and leaves in low relief, on a conforming ovoid base mounted with three metal support arms, shade and base cameo signed Galle. Height overall 12 1/4 inches, height of shade 5 1/4 inches, diameter 8 inches.
Shade – appears to be in generally good condition; no apparent rim chips, hairline cracks, etc.; there are a few light scuff marks and soiled areas to the exterior of the shade, not of consequence; there are a few shallow burst air bubbles at the surface, in the making, not of consequence; cameo signed Galle Base – glass body appears to be in generally good condition; no apparent rim chips, hairline cracks, etc.; there are some light superficial scratches to the underside appropriate to age and use, not of consequence; the metal socket has a few vertical tears or separation lines and there is evidence of three solder repairs; retains an old porcelain mount on socket; has not been tested to see if in working order;cameo signed Galle
Sold for $13,750 (includes buyer’s premium) at Doyle New York in Galle Cameo Glass Clematis Lamp
Galle Cameo Glass Lamp. Circa 1900 The shade is signed in cameo Galle. The base is signed in intaglio Galle. Perfect condition. Size: 28 in. H. 14 in. wide.
Sold for $20,000 at Hidden Treasures Antiques & Fine Art in 2018
Fantastic Figural Table Lamp – 24″ X 12″ Signed Galle French Cameo Art Glass Shade – Cameo Carved Pink and Green Floral Design with Elaborate Interior Floral Carved Highlights – Set on Magnificent Figural Bronze Base Featuring Woman Standing and Feeding Three Rabbits – Base Is Artist Signed “F. Gopnik” – Outstanding Detail and Quality – A Wooden 1/8″ Base Has Been Added to Lamp
Sold for $17,000 at Woody Auction LLC in 2018
Émile Gallé TABLE LAMP shade and base each signed gallé in cameo cameo glass and bronze 15 3/4 in. (40 cm) high 8 1/4 in. (21 cm) diameter of shade circa 1927
Sold for 6,875 USD at Sotheby’s in 2017
