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Furniture and Textiles

Sellette
c. 1900
Emile Gall�
Wood
h. 110.5 cm
UEA 21001

At the turn of the century Emile Gall� employed over three hundred men in his glass and furniture workshops in Nancy, France. A passionate botanist, Gall�s work features decorative forms inspired by nature and the faithful observation of flowers and insects. Gall�s furniture is renowned for the intricacy and delicacy of marquetry (inlaid wood) decoration made with European and exotic woods drawn from a stock of some 600 veneers.

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