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81 - Emile GALLE (1846–1904)
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Emile GALLE (1846–1904) A molded and carved walnut shelf with a quadrangular body, consisting in the upper section of a cabinet topped by a balustrade with openwork foliage decoration, opening at the front with a solid door on the left and three drawers on the right, and in the lower section, an open cabinet with two asymmetrical shelves, adorned in the center and along the top with a crossbar featuring carved umbellifer motifs. Decor featuring carline flowers and scrolls in wood marquetry made from various wood species. Slightly off-center corner base with curved, fluted legs featuring a small step. Gilded bronze hinges with a carline flower and foliage motif, and spherical pull handles made of natural wood (veneer chips, missing pieces, restorations, delamination). Inscribed in the scrolls on the drawers: “The moment is so beautiful with light / Deep within our hearts.” Height: 150.5 cm Length: 65.5 cm Depth: 47 cm Bibliography: Alastair Duncan & Georges de Bartha, *Gallé Furniture*, Antique Collectors’ Club, Woodbridge, 2012; a variant of our model is listed under No. 5 and reproduced on p. 290. Expert: Amélie MARCILHAC
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