72. 72W EMILE GALLE (1846-1904) Shelving unit Circa 1900 Signed 'E Gallé Walnut, pitch pine, speckled elm, burr elm, birdseye maple, stained maple, courbaril and hornbeam H: 110.3cm (43.3/8in.); W: 73cm. (28.3/4in.); D: 37cm. (14.1/2in.) A signed shelving unit in walnut, pitch pine, elm, bird'eye elm, elm burl, bird's eye sycamore, stained sycamore, courbaril and hornbeam by Emile Gallé circa 1900. Provenance: Private collection, Paris Historical background: This model was first exhibited at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris. A copy of this model is kept in the collections of the Suntory Museum of Art, Tokyo (inv. G 555-64). Bibliography: A. Duncan, G. de Bartha, Gallé Furniture, Ed. Antique Collector's Club, Woodbridge, 2012, p. 290, n. 8 T. Esveld, Art signed Gallé: A practical guide, Ed. Tiny Esveld, Belgium, 2013, p. 206-207 Émile Gallé, 170th anniversary, exhibition catalogue, Suntory Museum of Art, Tokyo, 29 June-28 August 2016, p. 111