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GALLE Emile (1846-1904) A "Fôret Lorraine" chest of drawers …
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Lot no. 141
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GALLE Emile (1846-1904)
A "Fôret Lorraine" chest of drawers with a walnut frame richly carved with plant motifs, panels inlaid with floral compositions, bronze plant handles with a medal patina, the interior fitted with shelves and drawers. Inlaid "Gallé" signature.
Complete with its two original keys (one broken, drawer lock seized). Condition: Very slight scratches from use or minor knocks.
108 x 79 x 56 cm
Note: Model presented at the 1900 Universal Exhibition. The Musée d'Orsay has another version of this desk, with a marquetry after verses by Charles Baudelaire (inv. OAO 1434).
Bibliography: Émile Gallé, "Le Mobilier contemporain orné d'après la nature," La Revue des Art Décoratifs, December 1900, p. 374
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