MULLER FRERES / Marcel VASSEUR French Art Deco Pendant Chandelier, 1920
By Muller Frères, La Maitrise, Marcel Vasseur
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
The chandelier is marked “FAG” for Ferronneries d’Art des Galeries, the ironwork division of La Maîtrise, the decorative arts studio of Galeries Lafayette.
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1 or Pair, Muller Freres Marcel Vasseur Fag French Art Deco Chandelier, 1920
By Ferronnerie d'Art des Galeries 1, La Maitrise, Marcel Vasseur, Muller Frères
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
1 or pair of French Art Deco chandeliers by Muller Freres (Lunéville, Marcel Vasseur (Paris) for Fag Ferronnerie d'Art des Galeries Lafayette, Atelier La Maîtrise, France, ca.1920. S...
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Maurice Dufrène giltwood brown velvet armchairs circa 1925
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Paris, IDF
This very elegant pair of Clématite armchairs was designed in 1925 by Maurice Dufrène for the workshops of La Maîtrise, the decorative arts department of Galeries Lafayette, where he...
Velvet, Giltwood
Maurice Dufrène giltwood brown velvet sofa circa 1925
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Paris, IDF
This very elegant Corolle model sofa was designed in 1925 by Maurice Dufrêne for the workshops of La Maîtrise, the decorative arts department of Galeries Lafayette, where he served a...
Velvet, Giltwood
Maurice Dufrène, "Niagara" Pair of Art Deco Armchairs, circa 1920
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
Dufrène was a central figure of French decorative arts, directing the La Maîtrise studio at the Galeries Lafayette from 1921 and producing furniture of sustained elegance and formal ...
Fabric, Wood
Panthère sculpture by Primavera
By Atelier Primavera au Printemps
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Le succès de l’atelier inspire d’autres grands magasins à ouvrir eux aussi des ateliers après la Première Guerre mondiale : La Maîtrise aux Galeries Lafayette et Pomone au Bon Marché.
Ceramic
Rare Bibliothèque Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in PARIS, FR
C’est à l’âge de seize ans qu’il entre à l’Ecole des Arts décoratifs et quelques années plus tard à la Maîtrise des Galeries Lafayette. A partir de 1928, il devient le directeur de l...
Brass
Rare Bibliothèque Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in PARIS, FR
C’est à l’âge de seize ans qu’il entre à l’Ecole des Arts décoratifs et quelques années plus tard à la Maîtrise des Galeries Lafayette. A partir de 1928, il devient le directeur de l...
Brass
Rare Bibliothèque Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in PARIS, FR
C’est à l’âge de seize ans qu’il entre à l’Ecole des Arts décoratifs et quelques années plus tard à la Maîtrise des Galeries Lafayette. A partir de 1928, il devient le directeur de l...
Brass
Gueridon / Side Table in Oak with Griotte Marble Top France, Art Deco, C. 1920
By Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
In the spirit of creations by Paul Follot (Pomone / Le Bon Marché) and Maurice Dufrêne (La Maîtrise / Galeries Lafayette), this table embodies the elegance and craftsmanship of the g...
Marble, Griotte Marble
$8,835 / item
Set of three club chairs, Attribued to Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
He followed Dufrène when he was appointed director of "La Maîtrise" at Galeries Lafayette in 1922. At the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, Jac...
Leather, Wood
Henri Delcourt Pair of Art Deco Faience Tulipiere Vases, France 1910s-1930s
By Henri Delcourt Boulogne, Primavera
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Delcourt sold his artistic, high-end pieces through the studios at department stores, such as Primavera at Au Printemps and La Maîtrise at Galeries Lafayette, as well as other upscal...
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery, Faience
Magazine Holder 1950s, after Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in NANTES, FR
It was this latter position that he followed when he was appointed director of "La Maîtrise" at Galeries Lafayette in 1922. At the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative ...
Iron
Maurice Dufrêne (1876–1955), French Art Deco "Balancing Elephant" Sculpture
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Atlanta, GA
A co-founder of the Société des Artistes Décorateurs and director of the Atelier Français at La Maîtrise (Galeries Lafayette’s design studio), Dufrêne advocated for refined craftsman...
Gold Leaf
PRIMAVERA / CLAUDE LEVY (attribution). Art Deco Dove. Crackled White Earthenware
By Atelier Primavera au Printemps
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
He also donated a few models of crackles to La Maîtrise, which competed with Galeries Lafayette, after ending his collaboration with Primavera (end of 1926).
Earthenware
Pair of Art Deco Mirrored and Carved Doors, Paul Moreau-Vauthier, France, 1926
By Paul Moreau-Vauthier
Located in New York, NY
Bibliography: For an illustration of a similar door carved by Vauthier, see Mobilier et Décoration, July 1926. 20. The Galeries Lafayette opened La Maîtrise in 1922, the design...
Bronze
Paul Vera, Art Deco Table in Iron and Tile, France, 1946
By Paul Vera
Located in New York, NY
At Salon de l’Imagerie 1946, he exhibited models of ceramic tiles for bathrooms, swimming pools, fish shops and post offices. That same year, La Maîtrise of Galeries Lafayette depart...
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Mahogany armoire, in the style of Suzanne Guiguichon
Located in San Francisco, CA
From 1929, she was active as a designer with Maurice DUFRENE at 'La Maîtrise' design atelier of Galeries Lafayette, Paris, designing, for the most part anonymously, furniture, clocks...
La Maitrise French Art Deco Studio Pink Glaze Ceramic Vase
By La Maitrise, Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Atlanta, GA
Very stylish ceramic or faience vase manufactured for La Maitrise, the French Galeries Lafayette Department Store Art Studio.
Ceramic, Faience
Art Deco Ceramic Panther, Primavera
By Atelier Primavera au Printemps
Located in Paris, FR
The success of the atelier inspired other major department stores to open their own after World War I: La Maîtrise at Galeries Lafayette and Pomone at Le Bon Marché.
Ceramic
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H 9.07 in W 13.75 in D 3.57 in
Art Deco Crackle Ceramic Antelope Deer Sculpture by Charles Lemanceau, 1920s
By Charles Lemanceau, Saint-Clément
Located in Atlanta, GA
In 1930, he also sculpted a gazelle for "la Maîtrise," the Galeries Lafayette Department Store Art Studio; antelopes in 1929 (sculpture no. 1 of the 1930s cataSaint-ClémentClément ea...
Ceramic, Faience
Art Deco Lemanceau Greyhounds Green Ceramic Sculpture
By Charles Lemanceau
Located in Valladolid, ES
He also sculpted a gazelle in 1930 for La Maîtrise, Galeries Lafayette art studio, deer in 19299, greyhounds for Pomone, Le Bon Marché art studio, and a cat for Manufrance in 1931.
Ceramic
Maurice Dufrêne for La Maitrise art deco tapestry 1922
By La Maitrise, Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Paris, IDF
Maurice Dufrene designed this tapestry for the studio La Maitrise, Les Galeries Lafayette, in Paris in 1922, just as he became the director of the studio.
Wool
Muller Frères/ Fag La Maitrise French Art Deco Chandelier, circa 1925
By Muller Frères, La Maitrise, Ferronnerie d'Art des Galeries 1
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
This chandelier was sold by the "La Maîtrise" studio (Galeries Lafayette) directed by Maurice Dufrene.
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Maurice Dufrene Att. Art Deco French Vanity Early 1920s
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Paris, IDF
This French early Art Deco vanity is attributed to Maurice Dufrene for La Maitrise, Les Galeries Lafayette arts décoratifs ateliers in Paris launched in 1922.
Mirror, Wood
Roux-Marquiand French Art Deco Tea-Coffee Set 1920
By Roux-Marquiand
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Designs were also featured anonymously through La Maîtrise, the Galeries Lafayette design studio led by Maurice Dufrêne.
Silver Plate
Maurice DUFRENE : Art Deco 1930 Work
Located in Encino, CA
Monogram CR, Numbered 67 Project for a wallpaper approved by Maurice DUFRENE and stamped "Galerie Lafayette LA MAITRISE" Signed with the monogram MD in red by Maurice DUFRENE.
Watercolor
Maurice Dufrène, Rare Amaranth Occasional Table, France, C. 1925
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in New York, NY
Amaranth and ebony occasional table with mother-of-pearl and ebony inlay on fruitwood, by Maurice Dufrène This model was displayed in the Exposition internationale des arts décora...
Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony, Fruitwood
Sycamore and Parchment Buffet by Suzanne Guiguichon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
From 1929, she was active as a designer with Maurice DUFRENE at 'La Maîtrise' design atelier of Galeries Lafayette, Paris, designing, for the most part anonymously, furniture, clocks...
Mahogany Armoire, in the style of Suzanne Guiguichon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
From 1929, she was active as a designer with Maurice DUFRENE at 'La Maîtrise' design atelier of Galeries Lafayette, Paris, designing, for the most part anonymously, furniture, clocks...
$15,439 / item
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in
Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery
By Munna Design Studio
Located in New York, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
Velvet
Rosso Glass Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
$2,860 / item
H 29.93 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Ethnic Straw Armchair by +55design Brazilian Design with Indigenous Craft
By Neca Abrantes
Located in Jardim America, SP
This rotating armchair by Neca Abrantes is a striking fusion of contemporary Brazilian design and indigenous handcrafted traditions. Known for her deep passion for native craftsmansh...
Straw
$74,975 / set
H 1 in Dm 10.8 in
Set of 12 Exquisite "Gilded Age" Sterling Silver Tiffany Charger Plates
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite set of 12 "Gilded Age" Sterling Silver Tiffany Charges was realized in America in 1905. Each plate has heavily detailed boarders featuring a Kylix cup amid scrolling s...
Sterling Silver
$5,300 / set
H 17 in W 10.75 in D 6.5 in
Textured Murano Glass Wall Sconces, Smoke Color, Modern Design, Italy
Located in Austin, TX
Murano glass sconces with a smoke color to the textured glass and black glass sphere finials. The “stampato” glass is textured with ridges and is curved in design, making a superb de...
Murano Glass
$42,500 / set
H 34.25 in W 24 in D 23 in
Four Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Chinoiserie Bergères, Jansen Attr., 1890
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Rare Assembled Set of Four French Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Carved and Japanned-Chinoiserie Lacquer Decorated Bergers Armchairs, attributed to Maison Jansen (House of Janse...
Velvet, Giltwood, Lacquer
$9,750
H 40 in W 32 in D 2 in
Stunning Art Deco Young Woman Portrait Framed Signed Rare Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Exquisite antique portrait painting of a young fashionable woman. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 31H by 24L.
Canvas, Oil
Charming Trasparent Murano Glass Chandelier by Barovier e Toso, 1950s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Murano chandelier by artist Ercole Barovier. The pendant consists of glass elements and a brass structure. It mounts a European standard e27 lamp. It measures 75 centimetre...
Murano Glass
1930s French Art Deco Club Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lovely Art Deco chair from France, 1930s. Beautiful curved wood frame with scroll detail. Newly upholstered in a lovely camel mohair. Original wood finish shows nice age and patina. ...
Wood, Mohair
Upholstered Art Deco Armchair, Europe 1930s
Located in Utrecht, NL
This upholstered armchair is rooted in the European Art Deco movement of the 1930s. It was a period defined by confidence, structure, and a belief in modern luxury. Art Deco design e...
Fabric, Wood
$22,000
H 14.97 in Dm 19.69 in
DAUM & MAJORELLE Wide pendant chandelier with acid-etched blackberries 1910-1915
By Louis Majorelle, Daum
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Wide and thick French Art Nouveau acid-etched pendant chandelier with blacberries by DAUM (Nancy) and Louis MAJORELLE (Nancy), France, circa 1910-1915. This exceptional French Art N...
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Edwardian Black Chinoiserie Bergère Cane Settee
Located in Hastings, GB
English Edwardian chinoiserie Beech Wood bergère cane settee, circa 1900 Decorated with painted oriental scenes and figures, in superb condition for it’s age All cane work is in good...
Cane, Wood
Art Deco side or center table – France 1930
By Jules Leleu
Located in Girona, Girona
Art Deco side or center tripod table, solid mahogany partially stained with dappled mahogany veneer and polished brass fillet decoration on the base. French polish. Very fine quality...
Brass
Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
Silver
Art Deco Palisander Sofa Of Scroll Shape
Located in Altrincham, GB
Art Deco Palisander Sofa Of Scroll Shape Form with Leather and Suede Upholstery on Bun Feet - 65"w x 25"d x 28"h (21" to the seat)
Leather, Suede, Palisander
$9,777 / item
H 13 in Dm 13 in
Josef Hoffmann for the Wiener Werkstaette Ceiling Lamp Fabric Shades, Re Edition
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Three-arm chandelier with fabric shades. The given length is just the chandelier with no chain, the total drop is custom-made. WW-Archiv, MAK M1652. Originally manufactured at the Wi...
Brass
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