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The exhibition was a showcase for Art Nouveau design, and many of those who had created the style, such as Emile Gallé and Louis Majorelle, displayed their work there. As always, large commercial firms were quick to pick up the new ideas. Perol Frères, who made this piece, was a large cabinetmaking firm that had been founded in 1875 in the heart of the traditional furniture-making quarter of Paris, the Faubourg Saint-Antoine. For the 1900 exhibition they produced good-quality commercial versions of the newest designs for the general market.","physicalDescription":"A small commode or bedside cupboard raised on tall moulded legs, joined by a low shelf. The body of the commode includes a small cupboard, with a small drawer above, below a marble top surrounded on three sides by a gallery.  The fronts of the cupboard, drawer and the back panel of the gallery are set with panels of marquetry and carving showing water-lilies.  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