Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale
this exceptionally rare Emile Galle signed occasional
table with gold Giltwood Rams head base and sample wood floral table top
reading "Un Peu Beaucoup Passionnement"in French which translates to
"A lot of Passion".
If you are looking at this
listing then the chance are you know who Galle is and are familiar with his
work, if not please find below a brief history on the great man.
This table has a beautiful giltwood base with
Neoclassical Rams head to the top and berger base. The top is inlaid with all
very rare cuts of sample wood, signed to the bottom right Emile Galle Nancy,
Nancy is the location of his workshop at the time of making this table, within
this signature you also have his workshop mark.
In terms of the condition, it is sublime, the top
is very light as it always has been, the base gilding is some of the finest
quality I have ever seen.
Dimensions
Height 74.5cm
Width 52cm
Depth 54cm
Please note all measurements are taken at the
widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please
ask.
Gallé was the son of a faience and
furniture manufacturer and studied philosophy, botany, and drawing in his
youth. He later learned glassmaking at Meisenthal and came to work at
his father's factory in Nancy following the Franco-Prussian War. His early
work was executed using clear glass decorated with enamel, but he soon
turned to an original style featuring heavy, opaque glass carved or
etched with plant motifs, often in two or more colours as cameo glass.
His friend and patron Robert de
Montesquiou sent him to Bayreuth with a recommendation to Cosima
Wagner, which led to a great enthusiasm for Parsifal. In 1875, he
married Henriette Grimm (1848-1914). In 1877, he then assumed his father’s role
as director of the Maison Gallé-Reinemer. In that same year, he was elected
Secretary-General for the Société centrale d’horticulture de Nancy.
His career took off after his work received praise
at the Paris Exhibition of 1878. Within a decade of another successful
showing at the Paris Exhibition of 1889, Gallé had reached international
fame and his style, with its emphasis on naturalism and floral motifs, was at
the forefront of the emerging Art Nouveau movement.
He continued to incorporate experimental techniques
into his work, such as metallic foils and air bubbles, and also revitalized the
glass industry by establishing a workshop to mass-produce his, and other
artists', designs.
The factory would employ 300 workers and artisans
at its height, including the notable glassmaker Eugène Rosseau, and
remained in operation until 1936.
Gallé wrote a book on art entitled Écrits pour
l'art 1884-89 ("Writings on Art 1884-89"), which was published
posthumously in 1908. What is less well-known is Gallé's social engagement. He
was a convinced humanist and was involved in organizing evening
schools for the working class (l’Université populaire de Nancy). He was
treasurer of the Nancy branch of the Human Rights League of Franceand in
1898, at great risk for his business, one of the first to become actively
involved in the defence of Alfred Dreyfus. He also publicly defended
the Romanian Jews and spoke up in defence of the Irish
Catholics against Britain, supporting William O’Brien, one of the
leaders of the Irish revolt.
In 1901, together with Victor
Prouvé, Louis Majorelle, Antonin Daum and Eugène Vallin, he
founded an Art Nouveau movement known as École de Nancy (The Nancy
School). Many of Gallé works are kept at the Musée de l'École de Nancy.
Any questions please feel
free to ask before you bid.
ABOUT US
Royal House Antiques is a privately owned family
ran business founded in Wimbledon SW19 and now based in Pulborough RH20. We
specialise in finding, restoring very fine luxury antique leather seating,
along with every single other type of antique ranging from the 16th
century to the 20th century. We also stock a number of designer
brands such as Fritz Hansen, Ralph Lauren, Cavalli, Charles & Ray Eames,
Vitra, David Linley, Rolex, Tiffany, Jager Le Coulter and so on
PAYMENTS
We accept payment via Bitcoin, Bitcoin cash,
Ethereum, Bacs, Chaps, PayPal or Card, we would kindly ask that all items are
paid for within 48 hours and collected within 7 working days, we can hold all
paid items for 14 days free of charge, there after a £20 a week storage fee
will apply. We have long term storage which is very economically priced, we are
happy to hold stock for as long as needed providing it is arranged prior to the
purchase
If sold items aren’t collected within three months
and no arrangements have been made for long term storage you will forfeit the
item and payment
CONDITION
Please view the very detailed pictures as
they form part of the description pertaining to the condition. Please also ask any questions before you bid
and not after, all of our items are sold as seen and as listed
Royal House Antiques cannot be held liable for any
independent assumptions made regarding the items we sell, if you are unsure on
any point, please feel free to ask for clarity
Please note vintage period and original items such
as leather seating will always have natural patina in the form of creasing and
wear, we recommend annual waxing to ensure no moisture is lost, also hand dyed
leather is not recommended to sit in direct sunlight for prolonged periods of
time as it will dry out and fade
DELIVERY OR COLLECTION
This item is available for collection from our Pulborough
warehouses RH20-1DF by appointment only, alternatively we can have it delivered
nationwide to include Scotland, Wales and Ireland for a fee
Please contact me via email, alternatively my
contact information is under the business seller section of the listing, with
your postcode for a delivery quotation, as mentioned above the fee listed
covers with the M25 for the UK, for international deliveries the amount listed
covers local Europe only so parts of Belgium and France
Please be sure to include which item you would like
to buy as the price is determined on size and distance, if you would like more
than one piece of furniture the courier offers a substantial discount on the
second and third item, for international shipping please view the below
information
COURIER, LARGE ITEMS ONLY THAT CAN’T BE POSTED
We can arrange delivery nationwide, mostly with our
nominated couriers, for Europe we use one reasonably priced professional company
that we trust, for the rest of the world we use international shippers that can
send any size item crated via air freight within 7-14 days after crating or
soft packed and container shipped via sea freight within 30-60 days. The time
frames outlined are guides only, non-domestic shipping is almost entirely
governed by the airlines, sea freight loading times and custom clearances
Whomever delivers will always require help on the
larger items to unload, the price you will be quoted will always be based on
this assumption, if this is not possible, please let us know as it will affect
the price to send a two-person team
Delivery is to the ground floor only, again if you
need help upstairs or in flats etc that's absolutely not a problem, the
couriers charge £10-£20 per flight per man per item, if you have a working
elevator then naturally there’s no additional fee
All courier fees are paid by yourself directly to
the courier company, the contract for delivery is between yourselves the client
and whichever courier you chose from those available I’m happy to accommodate
your own courier after a cleared payment has been received, they need to book
in a collection time with at least 24 hours notice, all collections must be
made within 14 working days of the close of the sale unless agreed by prior
arrangement
IMPORT DUTY
Most countries charge some kind of import duty
however almost all of our items won’t incur any charges as the items are exempt
from tax due to the age and materials used
For European deliveries the price you will be
quoted will include all clearance documentation and any customs charges so
there won’t be any additional fees
For international deliveries such as the United
States there can be some import duty to pay and or a clearance fee, I would
estimate that 99% of all deliveries clear customs without being stopped for
either
All duties are the responsibility of the purchaser
who is the importer, they can’t be covered by the seller or shipping agent or
factored in with additional retrospective discounts
RETURNS
Royal House Antiques offers a no quibble return
policy if the item is not as described, if there are any issues with the piece
you will be refunded in full once the item has been returned and inspected
within 14 days, alternatively if there is a small issue, we can discuss finding
a mutual resolution that makes all parties happy
We don’t offer a sale on approval service which
means you can purchase the item, have it delivered and if you simply don’t like
it, return it, this comes under change of mind or doesn’t fit. There is a lot
of time, money and work involved in transporting goods around the world, the
costs incurred can be vast so my advice would be if you are unsure on a piece
please ask as many questions as you like to make sure you understand everything
before you buy, if you are still unsure then please either arrange a viewing in
person or if that’s not possible then don’t buy from an online retailer,
perhaps look for a local gallery instead