6 chairs, 1889/1890 – Emile Gallé, Nancy | Lot 324

Lot: 324

Emile Gallé, Nancy
6 chairs, 1889/1890

Style Louis XIII. 4x 'Chardons': H. 94 cm, 47 x 47.5 cm; 1x 'Peuplier': H. 94 cm, 45.5 x 46.5 cm; 1x 'Fleurs de Prés et Papillon': H. 94 cm, 45.5 x 45.5 cm. Different kinds of wood, turned, backrests with marquetry in different fruit woods. Signed: E, cross of Lorraine, G, Emile Gallé Nancy f! (engraved). One chair inscribed on the back: Exposition 1889 (engraved).

Design for the World Exhibition in Paris in 1889. Provenance: The John and Katsy Mecom Collection, Part II, Sotheby's New York, 26 November, 1993, lot 141; Private European Collection.

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Estimate: 22,000 € - 26,000 €

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162C - Art Nouveau - Art Deco
11. May 2022 at 3:00 PM CEST

Literature:

Cf. https://musees-reims.fr/oeuvre/chaise-281232868634107476; cf. Le Tacon, Emile Gallé L'Amour de l'Art, Paris 2008, pp. 182, 311.

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