An early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Carved Fruitwood & Marquetry Pedestal by, Emile Gallé featuring inlaid fruitwood marquetry depicting magnolias on the upper and a flowering magnolia on the lower with carved legs and further signed in inlay "gallé on the upper.
Literature:
The identical model is documented and photographed in Gallé Furniture by, Alastair Duncan & Geroges De Bartha, ©2012 ACC; page 244 Plate 3