PIERRE SELMERSHEIM (1869-1941) & ÉTABLISSEMENTS GALLÉ (1 - Lot 187

PIERRE SELMERSHEIM (1869-1941) & ÉTABLISSEMENTS GALLÉ (1904-1936) Exceptional corbeille bed in ribbed, molded and carved walnut. Solid sides, footboard and headboard fronts with moldings and high-relief whiplash-type sculptures. The headboard is fitted with two shelves resting on buttresses forming bedside tables and a Hublot-type lighting fixture in multi-layered glass with acid-etched umbelliferous motifs treated in orange on a grey-white background. The legs are an extension of the sides and are of the Elephant type. Circa 1905. Glassware signed GALLÉ, with acid-etched cameo in reserve. Height: 140 cm L : 230 cm W : 190 cm Bed base : 160 x 200 cm Provenance : Work conserved in a château in the Yonne region. Public collections and related works : The Musée d'Orsay holds in its collection a bed by Pierre Selmersheim, similar to our piece, under inventory number OAO 1921. Bibliography : Alastair Duncan - The Paris Salons 1895-1914- Volume III: Furniture - Édition Antique Collectors' Club, 1996. An identical model or very probably our bed reproduced on page 509. Expert : Emmanuel EYRAUD