Établissements GALLÉ (1904-1936) - Lot 154

Établissements GALLÉ (1904-1936) Rare, rectangular walnut music score cabinet with a music rack at the bottom, resting on a pedestal with four square baluster feet, both sides featuring a panel inlaid with a fuchsia branch on a Rio rosewood base. The body features three vertical compartments separating two horizontal compartments. The body of the cabinet features three vertical compartments separating two horizontal compartments, and the top of the cabinet, in elm burl, features a rack on each side to vary the inclination of the score support, and is topped by two rectangular trays of different sizes hinged by two gilded brass hinges, The larger one, decorated with an inlaid fuchsia branch on a Rio rosewood base, is used to display the scores, while the smaller one, decorated in the same way, is used to hold it in the chosen position. The piece is signed in inlaid letters on the lower left of the score support: Gallé Dimensions: height: 90 cm; width: 58 cm; depth: 34.5 cm Partition support tray dimensions: 58 x 34.5 cm Dimensions of small tray: 40 x 34.5 cm Bibliographical reference: similar model reproduced in "Gallé Furniture", plate 8, page 226, Alaistair Duncan and Georges de Bartha, Antique Collector's Club. Appraisal by Mr. Didier Largeault