Emile GALLE (1846-1904) Truncated-cone speaking glass on horn-shaped base. Proof in translucent smoked glass. Revolving neo-Gothic enameled polychrome and gilded decoration with inscription "la ballade des dames des temps jadis", musician, "L" lettering with lady's portrait. The base of the foot is adorned with a frieze of pikes. Signed and dated "1884" and "1900" on the goblet. H.: 18.2 cm. Slight wear to the decoration. For the 1900 Exposition Universelle, Gallé reissued old pieces with the original date (here 1884, date of the VIII Exposition de l'Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs), notably this series inspired by the Middle Ages or pieces with Persian decoration. The Chateau-Musée de Boulogne sur Mer holds a glass from the same series inscribed "Berthe au grand pied, Béatrix, Alix".