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 Atelier Majorelle (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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Majorelle Art Deco Cerused Oak Game Table Mid-Century France, 1940s
By Atelier Majorelle
Located in New York, NY
Majorelle deco cerused oak game dining table Mid-Century, France, 1930s-1940s Beautiful game table that has two positions. The side portions pull-out to make room for leaf that ex...
Oak
$3,500
H 29 in W 37 in D 37 in
Chunky Mid Century Modern Oak and Cork Square Dining Table or Game Table
By John Richardson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A stunning and gorgeous square dining or card table circa 1960s. It features a simple modern design with a chunky stained oak frame and a cork top. The top has glass.
Oak, Glass, Cork
Elegant French Art Deco Table, Macassar, 1940s
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Jules Leleu
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Dining table, Macassar, France, 1940s. Majestic centre table in Macassar. This Art Deco table shows great craftsmanship. The base and legs are beautifully detailed. This table has...
Brass
French Large Art Deco Table Oak, Dudouyt, 1940s
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
French Art Deco dining table. The table features stunning oak sanded wood grain with a stunning patina. The top is encrusted with a marquetry of diamonds. It rests on tall and Brutal...
Oak
Fine French Art Deco Game / Occasional Table by Rinck
By Maurice Rinck
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rinck - established in 1841 and directed by Maurice Rinck in the Art Deco / mid-century period. A fine game / tea table in elm with a reversible top (wood on one side and felt on the other) with four tapered legs and chrome cup...
Chrome
Round Game Table With Marquetry Top, 1940s
Located in BÉTERA, ES
Charming mid-20th century Spanish game table featuring a beautifully inlaid chessboard top. The circular surface displays geometric marquetry motifs and a decorative border, all exec...
Wood, Hardwood
Oak marquetry dining table, 1940s - France
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Sturdy oak marquetry inlay top dining table with carved wooden details. The top has been beautifully preserved ith different shades of brown. Two part base with carving and sphere...
Oak
1940s French Art Deco Oval Maple Dining Table
Located in Astoria, NY
An elegant 1940s French Art Deco dining table, sourced from Provence, France. Handcrafted from solid maple, the table features an oval top adorned with traditional floral carvings. I...
Maple
French Art Deco Pascaud Light Mahogany Game Table
By Jean Pascaud
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Deco light mahogany square game table with a removable parquetry top & ebonized banded inlay trim over a concave apron with bronze trim & sabot. (JEAN PASCAUD) (Related it...
Bronze
Extendable Art Deco Dining Table in full oak, 1940s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1940 / dining table / oak / Art Deco Belgian Art Deco dining table made of solid oak wood. Beautiful designed table representing the Art Deco period of the 1940s. This ta...
Oak
French 1940s Art Deco Iron and Granite Table
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Very handsome large Art Deco table, with a wrought iron base of neoclassical inspiration. Tasteful design with minimalist lines. The black granite top has canted corners. Raised on s...
Granite, Wrought Iron
French Art Deco Ebonized Oak Game Table from 1940's
Located in North Miami, FL
In the style of Jean Pascaud, this 1940's Art Deco period game table features tapering legs, nickel pulls and original ash trays. The top is able to be flipped for game play and rev...
Nickel
1940s Art Deco Round Coffee Table , Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished - Stained beech wood
Wood, Beech
Art Deco Side Center Game Table Signed by Majorelle, France, 1925
By Atelier Majorelle
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Majorelle (1859-1926) Art Deco circular occasional or center table was build as game table with four extendable trays. Produced at ateliers majorelle France, Ecole Nancy, 1925. Fu...
Rosewood, Lacquer