Lot 298
ÉMILE GALLÉ (1846-1904) Y
ART NOUVEAU MARQUETRY-INLAID BUREAU PLAT, CIRCA 1900
Decorative Arts: Design since 1860
Auction: 25 October 2017 at 11:00 BST
Description
rosewood, tulipwood and satinwood, the rectangular top with moulded edge enclosing a marquetry-inlaid panel depicting flowering exotic plants and butterflies and bearing elaborate marquetry signature GALLE A NANCY, above a single drawer with original lock and key and raised on naturalistically moulded legs
Dimensions
112cm wide, 78cm high, 72cm deep
Footnote
Note: Best known for his skill as a glass-maker, from 1889 Galle was also a successful furniture designer. He founded the School of Nancy, a group of designers who produced most of the best Art Nouveau glass and furniture in France from the 1880s until his death in 1904. This fine bureau plat with exuberant marquetry inlay demonstrates a playful juxtaposition between the traditional form of a mid-18th century bureau plat and the Art Nouveau, with its focus on nature and naturalistic forms.
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