Jugendstiltruhe

Lot n° 4636
Art Nouveau Chest, Emile Gallé, around 1900, massive walnut, quadrilateral with marquetry pictures of precious woods, various timberland scenes, Front: wood collector in snowy forest, 1. side: lumberjack with hound, 2. side: birds in Winter forest, cover: various leaves of the domestic deciduous forest; rich difficult marquetry, style typical shape and multiple fluted and profiled encircling rim, Front picture signed, edges in timber grooved, excellent quality, one flawon the platter and minor damages of age, + approx. 94 x 59 x 47 cm, high quality incorporated furniture, unique representativeness, see ref. Philippe Garner, Emile Galle, p. 77, similar chest furniture on legs and with seashore