Rare Display cabinet, MAJORELLE Louis (1859- 1926)

Lot 106 - Rare Display cabinet, MAJORELLE Louis (1859- 1926)
Mahogany and mahogany veneer furniture molded and carved in the taste of Louis Majorelle with marquetry bottom reed decoration. Opening by two leaves in the lower part, a central drawer, two niches open on each side. Bevelled mirror in the upper part surrounded by carved mahogany hazelnut decoration. Rich bronze ornamentation with dragonfly decoration. Panelled side jambs, pull handles and lock entries in gilt bronze. Original key.
Restoration of use and maintenance.
Circa 1900 Art Nouveau
Dimensions: H: 196; W: 88; D: 34 cm
Biography:
Louis Majorelle is a French cabinetmaker and decorator from the end of the 19th century. His furniture is created according to the curves, biomorphism and decoration of the Art Nouveau style. His first works were inspired by Rococo, then fell under the influence of Émile Gallé and the formation of the École de Nancy in the 1890s. Born Louis-Jean-Sylvestre Majorelle on 6 September 1859 in Toul, Majorelle began his career as a painter, studying at the Paris School of Fine Arts in 1877 before inheriting his father's furniture business and settling in Nancy. Majorelle designed the Villa Majorelle in collaboration with the architects Lucien Weissenburger and Henri Sauvage, which has since been acquired by the city of Nancy, where he died on 15 January 1926.