80 - GALLE Furniture

GALLE Furniture Asymmetrical desk with compartments in walnut and oak; the tabletop features a marquetry design of thistles and a floral motif. The right cabinet features a drawer inlaid with houses and a glass-fronted door, the bottom of which is decorated with ivy leaves, as well as a side door revealing three levels of shelves; the left cabinet has a niche, a drawer, and a glass-fronted compartment. It stands on eleven legs. Signed “Gallé” on the right-hand side panel. Circa 1920–1930. H: 82 cm W: 200 cm D: 90 cm (minor veneer chips on one end of the top) Provenance: - Yvette Barran, antique dealer, 11 rue Bonaparte, Paris - Galerie Anne Sophie Duval, quai Malaquais, Paris - Private collection of Mr. T. (Paris 2nd arrondissement)