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Émile Gallé Side Tables

French, 1846-1904

“Art for art’s sake” was a belief strongly espoused by the celebrated French designer and glassworker Émile Gallé. Through his ethereal glass vases, other vessels and lamps, which he adorned with botanical and religious motifs, Gallé advanced the Art Nouveau ideology and led the modern renaissance of French glass.

Gallé was the son of successful faience and furniture maker Charles Gallé but studied philosophy and botany before coming to glassmaking later in life. The young Gallé’s expertise in botany, however, would inform his design style and become his signature for generations to come.

After learning the art of glassmaking, Gallé went to work at his father’s factory in Nancy. He initially created clear glass objects but later began to experiment with layering deeply colored glass.

While glassmakers on Murano had applied layers of glass and color on decorative objects before Gallé had, he was ever-venturesome in his northeastern France, taking advantage of defects that materialized during his processes and etching in natural forms like insects such as dragonflies, marine life, the sun, vines, fruits and flowers modeled from local specimens.

Gallé is also credited with reviving cameo glass, a glassware style that originated in Rome. He used cabochons, which were applied raised-glass decorations colored with metallic oxides and made to resemble rich jeweling. Gallé's cameo glass vases and vessels were widely popular at the Paris Exhibition of 1878, cementing his position as a talented designer and pioneer.

During the late 19th century, Gallé led breakthroughs in mass production and employed hundreds of artisans in his workshop.

Botany and nature remained great sources of inspiration for the artist's glassmaking — just as they had for other Art Nouveau designers. From approximately 1890 to 1910, the movement’s talented designers produced furniture, glass and architecture in the form of — or adorned with — gently intertwining trees, flowers and vines. But Gallé had many interests, such as Eastern art and ceramics. The Japanese collection he visited at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London (then the South Kensington Museum) during the 1870s had made an impression too.

Breaking free from the rigid Victorian traditions, Gallé infused new life and spirit into the art and design of his time through exquisitely crafted glass vessels and pioneering new glassworking techniques.

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Creator: Émile Gallé
Set Of Four Art Nouveau Nesting Marquetry Tables, By Émile Gallé France, Ca 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Set of Art Nouveau tea tables: Four nesting side tables with ornate floral marquetry, designed by the famous Art Nouveau designer Émile Gallé, made in his workshop in Nancy, France, ...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Émile Gallé Side Tables

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Walnut

Original rare antique French Art Nouveauu Side table / Gueridon by Emile Gallé
By Gallé, Émile Gallé
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous French Art Nouveau side table / gueridon by Emile Gallé model: Plate 162. Designed produced in 1905-1910. This is an antique original and not some reproduction. Amazing tri...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Émile Gallé Side Tables

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Emile Galle French Art Nouveau Floral Marquetry Rotating Top Occasional Table
By Émile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
French Art Nouveau occasional table with a circular top with shaped edge and floral marquetry inlay that rotates on a central axis, resting on four tapered sabre legs joined by a squ...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Émile Gallé Side Tables

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Original French Art Nouveau Marquetry Table ''Japonisme'' by Emile Galle 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Very rare original Emile Galle ''plate 66 Japonisme'' side table in Art Nouveau style. This beautiful side table was created by Emile Galle in 1900, during the art nouveau period. It features exquisite marquetry woodwork that is inspired by the Japonisme movement, which was influenced by Japanese art and design. The side table is decorated with breathtaking Magnolia flowers & a romantic couple of butterflies. Made from various types of wood, creating a unique scenery almost like a painting. The table showcases intricate details, such as delicate foliage and organic forms, that are hallmarks of art nouveau style. Galle was renowned for his innovative techniques and attention to detail, and this piece is a testament to his mastery of the craft. It is a stunning example of the art nouveau movement and a true work of art. Literature: ''Galle furniture by Alastair Duncan and Georges de Bartha 2012 Page 153. Plate 66. This Emile Galle table...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Émile Gallé Side Tables

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Walnut

Emile Gallé Art Nouveau Tray Stand / Serving Table with Inlaid Flowers 1895-1903
By Émile Gallé
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful and practical Art Nouveau table by one of the French master designers. This elegant and remarkable condition table in the Art Nouveau style is entirely made of beautiful woods and the inlaid floral patterns most connoisseurs will immediately recognize as typically Gallé. What is less typical is the 'burned' maker's mark, but this maker's mark most certainly is by the grandmaster himself and we also found this very same 'tray-table' in one of the books we have on Emile Gallé. Besides a few tiny missing pieces of inlay this tray-design table top is in superb condition and the hand carved and also flower inspired base is simply mint. Thanks to the elegant design and the wonderful patinas this rare, one-piece Gallé table...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Émile Gallé Side Tables

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Walnut, Satinwood, Nutwood, Beech

RARE ANTIQUE ORIGINAL EMILE GALLE SPECIMEN WOOD SiGNED TABLE WOODLAND SCENE
By Émile Gallé
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare Emile Galle signed side table Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote, please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price. If you are looking at this listing then the chance are you know who Galle is and are familiar with his work, if not please find below a brief history on the great man. The table depicts a lovely woodland scene with trees in the background and branches in the foreground In terms of the condition, it is sublime, it really is sublime Dimensions Height 51.5cm Width 43.5cm Depth 38.5cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask. Gallé was the son of a faience and furniture manufacturer and studied philosophy, botany, and drawing in his youth. He later learned glassmaking at Meisenthal and came to work at his father's factory in Nancy following the Franco-Prussian War. His early work was executed using clear glass decorated with enamel, but he soon turned to an original style featuring heavy, opaque glass carved or etched with plant motifs, often in two or more colours as cameo glass. His friend and patron Robert de Montesquiou sent him to Bayreuth with a recommendation to Cosima Wagner, which led to a great enthusiasm for Parsifal. In 1875, he married Henriette Grimm (1848-1914). In 1877, he then assumed his father’s role as director of the Maison Gallé-Reinemer. In that same year, he was elected Secretary-General for the Société centrale d’horticulture de Nancy. His career took off after his work received praise at the Paris Exhibition of 1878. Within a decade of another successful showing at the Paris Exhibition of 1889, Gallé had reached international fame and his style, with its emphasis on naturalism and floral motifs, was at the forefront of the emerging Art Nouveau movement. He continued to incorporate experimental techniques into his work, such as metallic foils and air bubbles, and also revitalized the glass industry by establishing a workshop to mass-produce his, and other artists', designs. The factory would employ 300 workers and artisans at its height, including the notable glassmaker Eugène Rosseau, and remained in operation until 1936. Gallé wrote a book on art...
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19th Century European Victorian Antique Émile Gallé Side Tables

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Walnut

Art Nouveau Side Table by Emille Gallé
By Émile Gallé
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Art nouveau side table by Emille Gallé with water lily and dragonfly inlay. Professionally stained and repolished.
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1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Émile Gallé Side Tables

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French Art Nouveau Carved Fruitwood & Marquetry Pedestal by, Emile Gallé
By Émile Gallé
Located in Englewood, NJ
An early 20th century French Art Nouveau carved fruitwood & marquetry pedestal by, Emile Gallé featuring inlaid fruitwood marquetry depicting magnolias on the upper and a flowering m...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Émile Gallé Side Tables

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Very Rare Emile Galle Romantic Specimen Wood Table Un Peu Beaucoup Passionnement
By Émile Gallé
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare Emile Galle signed occasional table with gold Giltwood Rams head base and sample wood floral ...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Émile Gallé Side Tables

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Emile Galle French Art Nouveau Walnut Floral Serving Table
By Émile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
French Art Nouveau walnut and floral inlaid serving table on scroll legs with a tray form top having open handles and filigree gallery corners with a drawer (signed EMILE GALLE)
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Émile Gallé Side Tables

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French Art Nouveau Carved and Inlaid Wood Marquetry Table by Emile Gallé
By Émile Gallé
Located in Englewood, NJ
A French Art Nouveau carved and inlaid wood marquetry "Fougére" table by Emile Gallé with carved wood fern decorated legs with further inlaid various exotic wood marquetry landscap...
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Emile Gallé side tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Emile Gallé side tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Emile Gallé side tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original side tables by Emile Gallé were created in the Art Nouveau style in france during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider side tables by and Louis Majorelle. Prices for Emile Gallé side tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $13,500 and can go as high as $21,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $17,250.

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