{"product_id":"gallzs-furniture-9781851496624","title":"Gallé Furniture","description":"Emille Gallé was one of the great names of the Art Nouveau movement in France, and founder of the famous École de Nancy. A polymath and committed social activist, he was best known for his glasswork and faience. Furniture became his third discipline after experimenting with the manufacture of wooden bases on which he could mount his glass vases. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing the French tradition of furniture decoration known as marqueterie, his work is characterised by its meticulous decorative veneers, stained with subtle organic dyes; and panels inlaid with stunningly intricate country scenes and flowers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis important book outlines all of Galle's major works of furniture, from the \u003ci\u003epieces uniques\u003c\/i\u003e that were designed for an exclusive clientele, to those displayed between 1889 and 1904 at the annual Paris Salons and two World Expositions. The recent emergence of many of his \u003ci\u003eobjets de luxe\u003c\/i\u003e enables the reader to understand many of his pieces for the first time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by Decorative Arts specialist Alastair Duncan, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGallé Furniture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e documents the history of Gallé's furniture production from his favourite motifs to the ways in which he used furniture design to express his social and political ideals. Duncan includes an encyclopedic range of models created in the Gallé Workshops both during and after his lifetime. Beautifully illustrated, and containing translations of Gallé's 'Notes to the Juries' of the World Expositions, this stunning publication will leave the reader captivated by this remarkable expression of the new art that changed the European aesthetic forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Forthcoming: \u003ci\u003eGallé Lamps\u003c\/i\u003e ISBN: 9781851496716\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Acc Art Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781851496624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.00h x 9.60w x 1.30d","brand":"Alastair Duncan,Georges de Bartha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52537441616053,"sku":"9781851496624","price":51.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_37011a71-e0ac-4c6a-86d3-5fe1ac79b595.jpg?v=1779169567","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/gallzs-furniture-9781851496624","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}