EXQUISITE ANTIQUE LEGRAS & CIE FRENCH ART NOUVEAU ENAMELLED SCENIC VASE? Add a masterpiece of Belle Époque elegance to your collection with this substantial antique French art glass vase. Masterfully crafted by the celebrated Legras & Cie glassworks in Saint-Denis, France, during the height of the Art Nouveau movement, circa 1900. Design & Features: Mint Cameo Ground: Features a beautiful, satin-finish mint green glass body formed into a classic tall, slender neck flaring out into a wide, stable bulbous base. Hand-Enamelled Forest Scene: Detailed with meticulously hand-painted vitreous enamels depicting an organic, autumnal woodland landscape with delicate trees and branches reaching up the column.
Luxury Gilded Accents: Trimmed with heavy, dark textured bands featuring elegant gold gilt patterns running seamlessly around both the top rim and the lower base. The hand-painted decoration is concentrated on the front face of the vase. The reverse side features the continuous dark enamel borders, showing some natural age-commensurate surface rubbing as shown in the close-up images. An exceptional, museum-quality statement piece perfect for premium cabinet displays or curation alongside fine Galle, Daum Nancy, and Loetz collections.