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What is a cameo vase?

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What is a cameo vase?
A cameo vase is a decorative glass vase that features a design in raised relief achieved by engraving, etching and carving. The earliest examples date back to ancient Roman times, and the decorative objects experienced a revival during the Art Nouveau and Neo-Grec periods. On 1stDibs, find a range of cameo vases.
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Rare French Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase by Emile Galle, Cyclamens Decor
By Émile Gallé, Gallé
Located in Bochum, NRW
Emile Gallé Solifleur Vase A rare shaped vase by Emile Galle dating from 1904, with a decor of branches with cyclamens flowers and leaves. Double gourde vase made of cameo glass with...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases

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Emile Galle Cameo, Glass Banjo Vase, Décor Begonias, France, circa 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in Bochum, NRW
An excellent French Art Nouveau Vase in a classic banjo shape, with a deep red flowering landscape etched and acid cut against a yellow background, with fine color and detail. Rare ...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases

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Glass

Émile Gallé long neck Cameo vase, Art Nouveau, 1904-1906
By Émile Gallé
Located in Delft, NL
Émile Gallé long neck Cameo vase, Art Nouveau, 1904-1906 Émile Gallé (Nancy, 1846 –1904) was a French glassmaker and furniture designer Émile Gallé 30 cm high long neck Cameo vase m...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Glass

Rare Émile Gallé Nancy Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase, Decor of Convolvulus
By Émile Gallé
Located in Bochum, NRW
A Rare Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase with Convolvulus Decor, by Émile Gallé Nancy, circa 1900s. A Gourde Vase made of colorless glass with milky white and orange overlay. High and dee...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases

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Glass

Rare Soliflore French Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase, Berries Decor by Emile Galle
By Émile Gallé
Located in Bochum, NRW
Delicate soliflore vase with berries and leaves decor. Multi-layered glass, with a decor intricately cleared with acid through vivid crimson red against a deep yellow glass ground. T...
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Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Vases

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Glass

Émile Gallé (1846-1904) French Art Nouveau Glass Vase « Roses » circa 1910
By Émile Gallé
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Émile Gallé (1846-1904) French Art Nouveau Caméo Glass Vase «Pavots » circa 1910 Multi-layered glass Triple overlay, green, red and yellow glass Acid-etched cameo decoration of poppi...
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Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Glass

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Art Glass

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