Exceptionelle II

Emile Gallé, Blond Fruitwood Marquetry Tray with Sailboat Decor, Circa 1900

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Start price: $500

Estimated price: $600 - $6,000

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Description

Keywords: Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts Movement, Belle Epoque, French Decorative Arts, Jugendstil, Early 20th Century Design, Emile Galle, Louis Majorelle style, Eugene Gaillard style, Blond mahogany, Veneer, Marquetry inlay, Nautical motif, Landscape Design

Emile Galle (1846-1904). Tray fruitwood with different species of wood inlays, rectangular in form with raised edges and two side grips. Decorated with sailboats and sailors at sunset. Signed in the marquetry.

Bibliography: Alastair DUNCAN & Georges de BARTHA, Gallé Furniture, Antique Collectors’ Club, Woodbridge, 2012, similar model referenced under n° 43 in the “Tea Trays” section and reproduced p. 359.

Expert: Amélie MARCILHAC

Measurements: 3 3/4 x 24 1/4 x 16 1/4 in. (9.5 x 61.6 x 41.3 cm.) approx

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Overall good condition. Scratches from use, small accidents on the edges. Please see photos