Eugène GAILLARD (1862-1933) - Lot 631

Eugène GAILLARD (1862-1933) Tea table, circa 1902, in carved mahogany and mahogany veneer with curved square top and radiating veneer, with four folding shelves with curved and carved body at the bottom set into a curved top entablature, corner base with four curved molded legs joined by a tubular central strut. Small plate on reverse marked "Modèle déposé H. 110 cm - L. sides: 36 cm - L. shelf: 31 cm AM One shelf slightly missing, scratches, dents, restorations History: a similar model was presented at the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1902. Bibliography: - Gustave Soulier, "Quelques meubles d'Eugène Gaillard", Art et décoration, January 1902, model reproduced p. 22 - Alastair Duncan, The Paris Salons 1895 - 1914. Vol. III: Furniture, Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, 1996, model reproduced p. 211