Émile Gallé, "Libellules" guéridon

circa 1900
Walnut, oak, burl oak, pearwood, and mahogany marquetry-veneered wood
30 1/8 x 24 x 24 1/2 in. (76.5 x 61 x 62.2 cm)
Top signed Gallé in the marquetry.

Provenance

Macklowe Gallery, New York
Roberta and Bruce Brauston, Ohio, acquired from the above, 1981
Macklowe Gallery Ltd., New York, acquired from the above
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2006

Literature

Bernd Hakenjos and Sigrid Barten, Émile Gallé: Keramik, Glas und Möbel des Art Nouveau, Zürich, 1980, p. 98
Tim Newark, The Art of Émile Gallé, London, 1989, p. 28
Alastair Duncan, The Paris Salon 1895-1914, Volume III: Furniture, Woodbridge, 1996, p. 225