Eugène Gaillard was one of three major designers who worked for Siegfried Bing’s Parisian gallery L’Art Novueau. Bing first recognized Gaillard’s capabilities and entrusted him with designing the furnishings for a major part of his pavilion at the Paris World’s Fair in 1900. In 1903 Gaillard left Bing to establish his own company. This table was made in Bing’s workshop and sold by his gallery. When its carefully sculptured and fitted shelves are closed, they form a stand for displaying objects or plants. When the shelves are open, the table becomes a functional serving piece with a removable tray. A tea table like this example was displayed at the Salon of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1902.
Brass marker attached under top: MODELE / DÉPOSÉ
Gift of Sydney and Frances Lewis
A similar piece was displayed at the Salon of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1902;
Art Nouveau, VMFA, Nov. 22 - Dec. 26, 1971, no. 29;
Art Nouveau Belgium/France, Rice University, Houston, Mar 25 -Nov. 7, 1976;
Design in th Service of Tea, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, NY, Aug 7 - Oct. 28, 1984
Art Nouveau, VMFA, Nov. 22 - Dec. 26, 1971, no. 29;
Art Nouveau Belgium/France, Rice University, Houston, Mar 25 -Nov. 7, 1976;
Design in th Service of Tea, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, NY, Aug 7 - Oct. 28, 1984
Alastair Duncan, The Paris Salons 1895-1914, vol. III, Furniture, Antique Collector's Club, Woodbridge, 1996, p. 211;
Gustave Soulier, "Quelques Meubles d'Eugene Gaillard," vol. XI, Jan-June 1902, p. 22;
Laurence Buffet-Challie, Le Modern Style, Paris, Baschet et Cie, 1975, p. 49;;
Gustave Soulier, "Quelques Meubles d'Eugene Gaillard," vol. XI, Jan-June 1902, p. 22;
Laurence Buffet-Challie, Le Modern Style, Paris, Baschet et Cie, 1975, p. 49;;
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