Eugène GAILLARD (1862-1933) Carved mahogany and mahogany veneer tea table, circa 1902, with a curved square top and radiating veneer, four folding shelves with a curved and carved lower body set into a curved upper entablature, corner base with four moulded curved legs joined by a central tubular strut. Small plate on reverse marked "Modèle déposé H. 110 cm - W. top sides: 36 cm - W. shelf: 31 cm AM One shelf slightly missing, scratches, dents, restorations History: a similar model was presented at the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1902. Bibliography: - Gustave Soulier, "Quelques meubles d'Eugène Gaillard", Art et décoration, January 1902, model reproduced p. 22 - Alastair Duncan, The Paris Salons 1895 - 1914. Vol. III: Furniture, Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, 1996, model reproduced p. 211