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Lot 4
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Emile Gallé

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
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Description

  • Emile Gallé
  • Table d’appoint, vers 1890
  • Signée Gallé en marqueterie sur le plateau
  • Mahogany with carved and inlaid decoration

  • Hauteur : 76 cm (30 in.) Largeur : 58,3 cm (22 7/8 in.) Profondeur : 51 cm (20 1/8 in.)
en noyer, le plateau de forme sinueuse à décor de fleurs et de feuilles gravé et marqueté en bois fruitiers, reposant sur un double piétement sculpté relié par une entretoise sinueuse sculptée de branchages stylisés

Literature

Alastair Duncan, Art Nouveau Furniture, éd. Clarkson N. Potter, New York, 1982, p. 39
Alastair Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany, The Garden Museum Collection, éd. Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, 2004, p. 592
Alastair Duncan et Georges de Bartha, Gallé Furniture, éd. Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, 2012, p. 191

Condition

Good overall condition Slight drying up of the varnish to the top and minor scratches at the edges of the top. The feet present worm-holes, mostly at the upper part and some traces of discoloration to the varnish. Traces of old glue at the junction of the feet and the top. Bon état général Léger desséchement du vernis au plateau, quelques infimes rayures et petits coups sur le bord du plateau. Le piétement présente des traces de vers, notamment dans la partie supérieure et quelques traces de décoloration du vernis. Traces de colle ancienne à la jonction des pieds et du plateau
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