Large ribbed mahogany sideboard with moldings and carvings; panels in thuja burl veneer.

Art Nouveau Period.

Height: 230 cm – Width: 197 cm – Depth: 47,5 cm

History:

French architect and designer Eugène Gaillard collaborated with Georges de Feure (1868–1943) and Édouard Colonna (1862–1948) on the interior design and furnishings of the famous Bing Art Nouveau Pavilion at the Exposition Universelle of 1900 (Paris World Fair). Under Bing's direction, these artists pursued an aesthetic program that drew on “ancient French tradition” imbued with a “lively spirit of modernity.” Gaillard was responsible for three rooms in the pavilion, including the dining room, which featured a sideboard identical to this one, although the bronze drawer handles differ.

Exhibition and related work:

Pavillon de l’Art Nouveau Bing – Exposition Universelle of 1900 – Paris, from April 14 to November 12, 1900. An identical sideboard, with a variation for bronze drawer handles, was displayed in the dining room of this Pavilion during the event.

Bibliography:

- L’Art Décoratif – No. 99 of December 1906. An identical model, with a variation for bronze drawer handles, reproduced in a photograph on page 237.

- Alastair Duncan – The Paris Salons, 1895-1914, Volume III : Furniture – Antique Collector’s Club Editions, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1996. An identical model, with a variant for bronze drawer handles, reproduced in a photograph on page 210.