Quatre tables gigognes avec chardons (Four Nesting Tables with Thistles)
Manufacturer
Émile Gallé
(French, 1846-1904)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1900
MediumMixed woods
Dimensions28 3/4 × 23 × 15 3/4 in. (73 × 58.4 × 40 cm)
InscribedSigned in marquetry on each top in Gallé's Japanese style.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number83.554A
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DescriptionRectangular nesting table with top inlaid with a series of designs depicting thistles in various stages of development, from buds to fully opened. Simply shaped supports and a cross stretcher. Marquetry formed of various exotic woods inlaid with fruit wood.Label TextÉmile Gallé French, 1846–1904 Quatre tables gigognes avec chardons (Four Nesting Tables with Thistles), ca. 1900 Mixed woods Gifts of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 83.554a–d
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