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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 9814532, member: 2844&quot;]Looking at the signature on that vase, it says Galle, not Gallé. Fake Gallé glass from Taiwan often has a Galle signature, without the accent aigu.</p><p><br /></p><p>Genuine Gallé pieces always say Gallé, simply because that is the man&#039;s name. Sometimes the accent aigu on the é is fused with the e or with the second l, but it is still an authentic Gallé piece, depending on the other features of course.</p><p><br /></p><p>Authentic Gallé signatures and corresponding periods:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]488415[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://galle.substack.com/p/the-gall-signatures-on-glass-after-614" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://galle.substack.com/p/the-gall-signatures-on-glass-after-614" rel="nofollow">https://galle.substack.com/p/the-gall-signatures-on-glass-after-614</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Also, the seller very cleverly doesn&#039;t show the rim, which is one of the tell tale signs of a fake Gallé.</p><p>Gallé rims are polished round, organic and soft looking, in line with the whole Art Nouveau feel.</p><p>Many copies/fakes have rims that are ground flat, as in OP&#039;s vase. That, and the lack of Gallé quality, makes me think it is not a genuine Gallé.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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