ÉMILE GALLÉ (1846-1904) - COLLECTION MADAME X. Pavots et Ipomées, the model designed around [1898], the Ipomea version presented at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900 Elegant two-drawer chest. Umbrella-style legs in carved and ribbed beech, each with a capital carved with a poppy bud, the low belt and chamfered edge of the top in molded beech. The front is decorated with inlaid poppies on a background of rosewood and flamed ash. The top is decorated with a double title, in the form of three interlocking cartouches, in precious and native wood marquetry, some parts stained coral. The sides also feature floral decoration in precious and indigenous wood marquetry. Non-original bronze key. Condition and restorations. Signed and located GALLÉ Nancy, in marquetry on the top. H.76cm - W.74cm - D.43cm Bibliography: - Alastair Duncan and Georges de Bartha - Gallé Furniture - Éditions Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, Suffolk, U.K., 2012. Identical model reproduced on page 327 (plates 11 and 11a). - Alastair Duncan - The Paris Salons. 1895-1914. Volume III: Furniture - Éditions Antique Collectors' Club, 1999. An identical model is reproduced on page 221.