ÉMILE GALLÉ, SHOWCASE "APPLE TREES OF JAPAN"
ÉMILE GALLÉ, SHOWCASE "APPLE TREES OF JAPAN"
Wood
Date
late XIXe
Size
Height : 150 cm - Lenght : 38,5 cm - Depth : 30,5 cm
Collection
Art Nouveau
Condition
Very good
Inventory number
527
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Emile GALLE (1846 - 1904)
Quadrangular-shaped illuminating display case with stepped base and quadripod base, opening to a glass door in front and a niche in the lower part. Decoration in precious wood marquetry of Japanese apple tree branches richly laden with flowers and leaves. Signature inlaid "Gallé" called "Japanese style" on the right side.
Exhibitions / bibliography: - Alastair Duncan and Georges de Bartha, "Gallé Furniture", Antique Collectors Club, 2012, model reproduced on page 295 board 17.