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Louis MAJORELLE (1859–1926) A music cabinet, known as a coll…
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Louis MAJORELLE (1859–1926) A music cabinet, known as a coll…
See original version (French)
Estimate €800 - €1,200
Mixed sale
Description
Louis MAJORELLE (1859–1926) A music cabinet, known as a collector’s cabinet, made of walnut and fruit woods, decorated with marquetry depicting stylised flowers and wisteria branches; the upper section opens via a glazed flap, and features a drawer, a door and panels forming compartments. Signed in the bottom right-hand corner and dated to the Art Nouveau period. Height: : 145 cm - Length: 62.5 cm - Depth: 37 cm (signature partially worn away, one side rail missing, losses to the veneer, woodworm damage)
Bibliography:
- Majorelle company sales catalogue No. 2, Nancy, 1914, a variant of our model listed under No. 98 and reproduced on plate 17,
- “Louis Majorelle – Master of Art Nouveau Design”, Alastair Duncan, Thames & Hudson, London, 1991, a variant of our model listed on plate 126 and reproduced on p. 202
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