Eugène GAILLARD (1862-1933) Large sideboard, circa 1912, in waxed light oak and ash burr veneer, with three sections opening with two glazed side doors at the top and a solid door at the bottom, enclosing two glazed doors at the top, an open shelving unit surmounted by two drawers and two solid doors. Slightly protruding solid base and slightly overhanging top entablature. H. 224 cm. - L.: 188 cm. - D. : 51.5 cm. Discoloration, wear, scratches. History: - Gaillard presented at the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1908 at the Pavillon de Marsan under n°2435 a sideboard very similar to ours, belonging to M. Victor Liné. Provenance : - Sideboard commissioned by Monsieur J. Pérot for his house at 31 rue d'Aubervilliers in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, circa 1912. Note: - The blue print of the buffet and correspondence between Eugène Gaillard and M. Pérot will be given to the purchaser. Reference: - "La mode pratique", revue de la Famille, L'ameublement de la salle à manger, Paris, 1908, p. 263 for the similar model presented at the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts at the Pavillon de Marsan in Paris in 1908.