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MARQUETRY TABLE WITH FLORAL DECORATION, ÉMILE GALLÉ – 1900

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Tea table with two curved rectangular plates in pear, walnut, oak and snakewood.

The upper plate features an inlaid decoration of Lorraine flora (Eastern France close to Germany) and butterflies spreading out from the lower left corner. The slightly curved legs split in two to form a semi-circular arch supporting the top.

The shape and motif of the table are united by a genuine organicity with a strong link to nature.

Signed “Gallé” in marquetry on the upper tabletop, bottom left.

France, Émile Gallé (1845-1904) – Circa 1900

Height: 29.5 in / 75 cm – width: 23.2 in / 59 cm – depth: 15 in / 38 cm

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Émile Gallé (1846-1904) was an industrialist, glassmaker, cabinetmaker and ceramist from Nancy. He inherited the family business, which he transformed into a glassworks in 1894 before adding a joinery business in 1885. Deeply involved in Lotharingism, a regionalist movement that defended Lorraine’s regional heritage, he depicted his natural surroundings in marquetry. As master of Art Nouveau, Émile Gallé was the founder and first president of the École de Nancy in 1901.

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