Rare Guéridon / Japonese Pedestal in Carved Wood by Gabriel Viardot

A carved wooden side table in the Japonisme style, stamped by Gabriel Viardot. Square in shape with a red marble top, featuring lion paw feet. The stretcher and the sides of the top are made of carved and pierced wooden panels with Chinese motifs. Period: 19th century / Napoleon III. Gabriel Viardot participated in numerous exhibitions that marked the artistic scene of the second half of the 19th century. Each of his participations was crowned with success; he won a silver medal at the 1878 Exposition Universelle, followed by a gold medal at the exhibitions in Antwerp in 1885, Paris in 1889, and 1900. In the meantime, he also participated in the exhibitions of the Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs, where he was placed out of competition and became a jury member as early as 1884.