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Louis MAJORELLE (1859–1926). A music score cabinet in moulde…
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Louis MAJORELLE (1859–1926). A music score cabinet in moulde…
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Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
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Description
Louis MAJORELLE (1859–1926). A music score cabinet in moulded walnut with mahogany veneer, featuring a quadrangular body with four vertical compartments and a storage compartment at the base; a solid central door on the left-hand side, inlaid with different types of wood in a design featuring poppies, ears of wheat and millstones, and three side and top shelves. Side base with recessed moulded legs
Signed on the solid door on the left-hand side.
Height 165 cm, Width 84 cm, Depth 39 cm
Key slightly worn; stains, scratches and minor dents; interior glass shelf and red fabric added to the back of the cabinet
Bibliography:
Nancy Majorelle, *Meubles d’art*, sales catalogue; a similar model is listed under no. 131 and reproduced on plate 19.
Édith Mannoni, *Meubles et ensembles style 1900*, Éditions Charles Massin, Paris, 1968, a similar model reproduced on p. 14.
Alastair Duncan, *Louis Majorelle – Master of Art Nouveau Design*, Thames and Hudson, London, 1991, a similar model (plate 130 from the Majorelle sales catalogue) reproduced on p. 203.
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