Rare display cabinet, MAJORELLE Louis (1859- 1926)

Lot 230 - Rare display cabinet, MAJORELLE Louis (1859- 1926)
Mahogany and mahogany veneer furniture molded and carved in the taste of Louis Majorelle with reed decoration on a marquetry background. Opening with two leaves in the lower part, a central drawer, two niches open on each side. A bevelled mirror in the upper part surrounded by carved mahogany hazelnut decoration. Rich ornamentation in bronze with dragonfly decoration. Lateral mounts, draw handles and gilded bronze keyholes. Original key.
Restoration of use and maintenance.
20th century, Circa 1900 Art Nouveau
Dimensions: H: 196; W: 88; D: 34 cm
Biography :
Louis Majorelle was a French cabinetmaker and decorator of the late 19th century. His furniture is created according to the curves, biomorphism and decoration of the Art Nouveau style. His early work was inspired by Rococo and then fell under the influence of Emile Gallé and the formation of the École de Nancy in the 1890s. Born Louis-Jean-Sylvestre Majorelle on September 6, 1859 in Toul, Majorelle began his career as a painter, studying at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1877 before inheriting his father's furniture business and moving to Nancy. Majorelle designed the Villa Majorelle in collaboration with architects Lucien Weissenburger and Henri Sauvage, which has since been acquired by the city of Nancy, where he died on January 15, 1926.