Émile GALLÉ (1846–1904) - Lot 296

Émile GALLÉ (1846–1904) A walnut stool with molded details and wood marquetry featuring various patterns, with a curved, multi-lobed upper shelf and a square lower shelf with concave sides. Decorated with chestnut leaves. Angled base with curved, fluted legs joined at the top by a double lateral brace (minor veneer lifts, scratches, stains). Signed in the marquetry of the lower tabletop. Height 114 cm, Length 41 cm, Depth 41 cm Bibliography: Alastair Duncan & Georges de Bartha, *Gallé Furniture: The Furniture of Émile Gallé, 1884–1904*, Antique Collectors Club, Woodbridge, 2012; a model of similar form is listed as No. 18 in the “Sellettes and pedestals” section and reproduced on p. 253. Appraiser: Amélie Marcilhac