Émile Gallé "Umbel" Table Lamp

The base of this Émile Gallé lamp is modeled after the leaves of the broadleaf plantain, their gently undulating surfaces articulated with characteristic bumps and strong parallel venation. These leaves rise and curl around a glass stem ornamented with the sinuous form of an umbellifer’s stalk. The shade is acid-etched with the inverted silhouette of an umbel, its radiating structure delicately rendered. The supporting arms and shade holders take the form of opium poppy seed pods, completing a composition that transforms botanical observation into sculptural design.