Nov 10, 2025
The Lit Aube et Crépuscule (Dawn and Twilight Bed) by Emile Gallé, 1904.
Musée de l'Ecole de Nancy
The materials to make this bed include rosewood, ebony, mother of pearl and glass. The bed symbolizes dusk, dawn and life. Dusk is a butterfly at the headboard with a landscape of night. Dawn is a butterfly at the foot of the bed, illustrating the renewal of the day. The crystal part of Dawn is said to represent life as a “cosmogenic egg”.