EMILE GALLE (1846-1904)
Lot 168

EMILE GALLE (1846-1904)

'PERVINCI', A COIFFEUSE, CIRCA 1900

Closed18 October 2017

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GBP 18,750

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EMILE GALLE (1846-1904)
'PERVINCI', A COIFFEUSE, CIRCA 1900
carved acacia, ash, walnut, stained oak, birch, inlaid with flowering periwinkle stems and title 'Pervinci'
56 ¼ in. (142.8 cm.) high; 35 ½ in. (90.2 cm.) wide; 20 ½ in. (52 cm.) deep
signed Gallé

Galerie Félix Marcilhac, Paris, 2006;
From where acquired by the present owner.

Specialist note

The Latin title inlaid on the dressing table is Pervinci, meaning to conquer completely or to surpass.