Glass artist also made pottery
This 14-inch-wide faience-handled bowl made by Emile Galle’s factory auctioned for $968. His cameo glass brings much higher prices.
Talented artists often become well known for just one type of art when they actually created many different types.
Emile Galle (18461904), the famous artist known for his cameo glass, also designed, made and sold pottery and furniture. The glass and furniture are popular with today’s collectors, but the pottery is scarce and not well-known.
His pottery was exhibited at the 1878 Paris Exhibition, and later, he showcased both pottery and glass at another Paris exhibition. He set up his furniture shop in 1884. The wooden pieces feature marquetry using naturalistic designs similar to those found on his cameo glass.
Galle invented many new techniques for making glass, and he started the Art Nouveau style that used curved lines, shapes and natural designs with plants and animals.
But it was his Art Nouveau cameo glass that became world-renowned.
Q: I have had an old gas stove in my basement since we moved into this house in 1989. It was working but is no longer hooked up. How can I tell if it’s considered an antique? The brand name is Grand.
A: Grand stoves were made by the Cleveland Cooperative Stove Co. in Cleveland from 1909 to 1952. It was the largest stove company in the world in the early 1900s. Old gas stoves don’t sell well, normally for less than $150. If you plan to use it again, be careful: It can be dangerous if it’s not properly installed and vented
Current prices
Prices recorded from sales across the U.S.
■ Game, Uncle Wiggily, pin the hat, Milton Bradley, frame, original packaging, hats, 24 x 30 ⅞ inches, $71
■ Cambridge glass, candy jar, lid, rose du barry, peach-blow, acid-etched, silver leaf bands, knob, 6 inches, $115
■ Sundial, armillary, bronze, ringed sphere, arrow, Roman numerals, pedestal, c. 1910, 10 x 7 inches, $140
■ Ceremonial hermit dance mask, painted and carved wood, bearded man, Mexico, 1950s, 10 x 6 inches, $200