Chameleon paperweight, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, height 9 cm.
Glass

Victor Amalric Walter – French glass manufacturer

Decorative bowl Fish, Amalric Walter, length 20 cm, circa 1920.
Decorative bowl Fish, Amalric Walter, length 20 cm, circa 1920.

Victor Amalric Walter (1870 1959) was a French glass manufacturer. After working at Daum for more than 10 years, Walter decided to create his own glass studio after the First World War in 1915. The staff of his workshop in Nancy on Rue Claudot was small (maximum 8-10 workers). Nevertheless, from 1919 to 1935 he cast at least 500 models in collaboration with Berger and other famous sculptors. These works were always created in small quantities due to the complex casting and firing techniques. After 1935, Walter’s workshop closed, he gradually lost his sight and could no longer work.

Paperweight Moth, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, length 10 cm, circa 1920.
Paperweight Moth, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, length 10 cm, circa 1920.
Chameleon paperweight, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, height 9 cm.
Chameleon paperweight, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, height 9 cm.
Paperweight Snail on a Grape Leaf, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, height 8.3 cm, circa 1920.
Paperweight Snail on a Grape Leaf, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, height 8.3 cm, circa 1920.
Paperweight Fish, Amalric Walter, length 18 cm, circa 1925.
Paperweight Fish, Amalric Walter, length 18 cm, circa 1925.
Decorative bowl Frog, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, length 16 cm, circa 1920.
Decorative bowl Frog, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, length 16 cm, circa 1920.
Decorative bowl Duck, Amalric Walter, model G. Muro, length 17.8 cm, circa 1920.
Decorative bowl Duck, Amalric Walter, model G. Muro, length 17.8 cm, circa 1920.
Box Flower and Moth, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, height 11.5 cm, circa 1920.
Box Flower and Moth, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, height 11.5 cm, circa 1920.
Box Beetle, Amalric Walter, height 5.4 cm, circa 1920.
Box Beetle, Amalric Walter, height 5.4 cm, circa 1920.
Vase Lizard, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, height 22 cm, circa 1915.
Vase Lizard, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, height 22 cm, circa 1915.
Vase Sea, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, height 20.7 cm, circa 1920.
Vase Sea, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, height 20.7 cm, circa 1920.
Decorative bowl Fish, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, length 15.3 cm, circa 1920.
Decorative bowl Fish, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, length 15.3 cm, circa 1920.
Decorative tray Pheasants, Amalric Walter, length 19.5 cm, circa 1920.
Decorative tray Pheasants, Amalric Walter, length 19.5 cm, circa 1920.
Box Bee, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, height 10.2 cm, circa 1920.
Box Bee, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, height 10.2 cm, circa 1920.
Paperweight Snail, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, length 13 cm, circa 1920.
Paperweight Snail, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, length 13 cm, circa 1920.
Book limiters “Fables of La Fontaine”, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, height 15 cm.
Book limiters “Fables of La Fontaine”, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, height 15 cm.
Decorative bowl Crab, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, length 19.8 cm, circa 1925.
Decorative bowl Crab, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, length 19.8 cm, circa 1925.
Tray Dragonfly, Amalric Walter, length 17.5 cm, circa 1925.
Tray Dragonfly, Amalric Walter, length 17.5 cm, circa 1925.
Vase ABIELLE, Amalric Walter, height 14 cm, around 1920.
Vase ABIELLE, Amalric Walter, height 14 cm, around 1920.
Casket, Amalric Walter, height 5.4 cm, circa 1920.
Casket, Amalric Walter, height 5.4 cm, circa 1920.
Paperweight Lizards, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, height 9.5 cm, circa 1920.
Paperweight Lizards, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, height 9.5 cm, circa 1920.
Dish Butterfly, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, width 20.3 cm.
Dish Butterfly, Amalric Walter and Henri Berger, width 20.3 cm.
Vase Butterfly, Amalric Walter, height 16.5 cm, circa 1920.
Vase Butterfly, Amalric Walter, height 16.5 cm, circa 1920.
Pen tray Beetle, Amalric Walter, width 17 cm.
Pen tray Beetle, Amalric Walter, width 17 cm.
Decorative bowl Fish, Amalric Walter, width 18.5 cm, circa 1920.
Decorative bowl Fish, Amalric Walter, width 18.5 cm, circa 1920.
Pendant Moth, Amalric Walter, height 4.5 cm, circa 1925.
Pendant Moth, Victor Amalric Walter, height 4.5 cm, circa 1925.
Portrait of Amalric Walter by Henri Berger, 1932
Portrait of Amalric Walter by Henri Berger, 1932