Auction on
30 November 2021 - 13:30 (CET) -
32, rue Gustave-Nadaud - 87000 Limoges
The destiny of three men converged on this iconic piece of Art Nouveau furniture: a unique work for the 1900 Universal Exhibition. The story is one of a rediscovery.
Eugène Gaillard (1862-1932). Art Nouveau bench in veined, molded and carved walnut, the seat standing on a pedestal base, upholstered with its original velvet tapestry and felt ornaments, the upper part lined with niches, with a central original beveled mirror, 280 x 305 x 103 cm/110 x 120 x 40.6 in. Estimate: €80,000/100,000
Eugène Gaillard (1862-1932). Art Nouveau bench in veined, molded and carved walnut, the seat standing on a pedestal base, upholstered with its original velvet tapestry and felt ornaments, the upper part lined with niches, with a central original beveled mirror, 280 x 305 x 103 cm/110 x 120 x 40.6 in. Estimate: €80,000/100,000
Long thought lost, it is now back in the spotlight over 120 years after causing a sensation at the 1900 Universal Exhibition. This bench by Eugène Gaillard, which appears in an archive photograph now in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, was presented in the anteroom of the "Art Nouveau Bing" pavilion. It is thus a unique piece and a historic one at that, seen by over 50 million visitors in a France with barely more than 40 million inhabitants at the time. An Ideal Nature While many of Gaillard's furniture items for the dining room and bedroom of this pavilion are now in museums or have already been through the auction room, this was not the case with this bench. It was found in Limoges during an inventory in the apartment of the descendants of porcelain maker Émile Gérard…
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