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Emile Gallé, Showcase With Ombelles In Walnut And Art Nouveau Marquetry
Rare showcase with molded and sculpted walnut umbels, opening with a glass door revealing two staggered shelves. Side panels, front and interior with inlaid decoration of flowers and butterflies. It is based on a curved quadripod base with ribbed molding. The cutting board is surmounted by an openwork gallery with carved decoration of umbels. Signed "Gallé" in the door panel. Circa 1900, art nouveau period. Good condition. Bibliography: Françoise-Thérèse Charpentier and Philippe Thiébaut, “Gallé”, editions de la RMN, Paris, 1985, similar model reproduced on page 272. Alastair Duncan, Georges de Bartha, Gallé furniture, Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, 2012, similar model referenced and reproduced on p. 307.
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