Lot: 562

Emile Gallé, Nancy
'Libellules et Martin Pêcheur' display cabinet, 1903

H. 159 cm, 69 x 45 cm. Nutwood, carved, marquetry of different kinds of precious wood. Heath landscape with weeping willow, bevy of dragonflies. Corpus decorated with willow foliage, two kingfishers. Signed: Gallé (marquetry). Glass panes cut.

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Hammer Price: 86,000 €

141C - Auction Art Nouveau - Art Deco
21. November 2018 at 2:00 PM CET

Literature:

Cf. Duncan, The Paris Salons, Woodbridge 1996, vol. III, p. 234 (Exposition de l'école de Nancy, 1903).