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Set of Art Nouveau Desk and Chair from "Seaweed" Collection by Louis Majorelle

Name: Set of Art Nouveau Desk and Chair from "Seaweed" Collection by Louis Majorelle
Brand: Louis Majorelle
Price: 24504 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Original Art Nouveau home office furniture set (a desk and a chair) from "Algae" (Seaweed) collection by Louis Majorelle (1859-1926). The open-knee mahogany desk includes three drawers and side extendable shelfs. Sculpted with ribs and seaweed motifs on the uprights, similar shapes are repeated on the brass drawers handles. Mahogany armchair of tub form on carved feet with ribs and seaweed motifs of algae, with new leather upholstery and bullet-shaped nailing. Dimensions: Desk – H 75 cm x W 150 cm x D 85 cm Chair – H 90 cm x W 75 cm x D 65 cm Louis-Jean-Sylvestre Majorelle (26 September 1859 – 15 January 1926) was a French decorator and furniture designer who created his designs in the French tradition of the ébéniste. He was one of those who made the most significant contributions to the metamorphosis of furniture. Louis Majorelle mastered the exquisite framework of Art Nouveau furniture with exotic wood inlays. He used a wide palette of wood from France and abroad. The mellow tones and encompassing a variety of greys provided by oak, walnut, ash, elm, holly, plane, chestnut, cherry, pear, and beech serve Majorelle in peaceful and purposely monochromatic compositions. Other exotic woods, such as rosewood, yellow lemon tree, silver maple, purple amaranth, jacaranda, red satin, amourette, black or green ebony, the red or black palm, and others, formed the most extensive colored swell.

Creator:

Louis Majorelle (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 29.53 in (75 cm)Width: 59.06 in (150 cm)Depth: 33.47 in (85 cm)

Sold As:

Set of 2

Style:

Art Nouveau (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Brass,Leather,Mahogany,Carved

Place of Origin:

France

Period:

1900-1909

Date of Manufacture:

c.1900

Condition:

Reupholstered. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor structural damages. Minor fading. The chair is reupholstered with new leather. The desk tabletop showcases visible signs of use, stains, and scratches. The center drawer is functional, side ones are locked. Key missing. Side extendable shelfs are functional.

Seller Location:

Dubai, AE

Reference Number:

Seller: #FM0551stDibs: LU9662239464372

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Louis Majorelle

Louis-Jean-Sylvestre Majorelle, more commonly known as Louis Majorelle, was a French artist, metalworker and Art Nouveau designer celebrated for his bedroom furniture, cabinets, chairs and decorative objects.

In 1877, Majorelle moved to Paris from the town of Nancy where he began his studies in painting under Jean-François Millet at the École de Beaux Arts. Following the death of his father, a furniture designer, he returned to Nancy and took over the family workshop. Parisian architect Henri Sauvage designed Majorelle’s house in Nancy, Villa Majorelle, which featured stained glass by Jacques Gruber.

In order to increase productivity and reduce costs — as well as shift the family business’s focus from reproductions of 18th-century furniture such as Louis XV chairs to instead working in the era’s Art Nouveau style — Majorelle integrated modern techniques and processes at his atelier (these changes were in part inspired by innovative glassmaker Emile Gallé).

The workshop became known for Majorelle’s distinctive designs and the pronounced craftsmanship of its offerings. There were tables made from mahogany and ormolu that featured handsome bronze mounts and marquetry, table lamps that shared common ground with the prized designs associated with Tiffany Studios, and decorative pieces that Majorelle produced in partnership with Daum, a revered manufacturer of French art glass.

The work was very much characterized by the botanical motifs and curvaceous silhouettes of Art Nouveau design, and the business was successful. Majorelle produced a range of items during the early 1900s and was a participant in the 1900 Paris Exposition as well as the Exposition de l'Ecole de Nancy in 1903.

In 1916, a devastating fire broke out in Majorelle’s factory on the rue du Vieil-Aître in Nancy. It destroyed all of the company’s awards, sketches, molds, equipment and archives of Majorelle’s work. In 1917, destruction again shook his business when his shop on the rue Saint-Georges was bombed by German aircraft. The designer marched on — he relocated to Paris where he shared a workspace and created vases and other vessels in the Art Deco style before he moved back to Nancy. Majorelle designed the Nancy Pavilion at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in 1925 with Alfred Lévy. He died in 1926.

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