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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Louis Majorelle French Art Nouveau Walnut and Bronze Wall Mirror
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Nouveau walnut wall mirror with a beveled glass, two burl walnut top panels, and floral motif gilt bronze trim. (by LOUIS MAJORELLE)
Bronze
French Art Nouveau Brass Beveled Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
French Art Nouveau Brass Beveled Mirror. Stunning period French Art Nouveau brass hand hammered beveled mirror with beautifully decorated corner appliques...
Brass
$1,711
H 15.75 in W 22.45 in D 0.6 in
Small French Antique Silvered Wall Mirror, Art Nouveau Style, circa 1900
Located in Paris, FR
Small French antique mirror silvered wood, Art Nouveau period, circa 1900. Decorated with stylized leaf friezes and rounded wooden wands. Anti...
Silver Leaf
$22,000
H 64.97 in W 41.34 in D 7.09 in
Carved wood wall mirror, Art Nouveau period. France, early 20th century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Carved wood wall mirror, Art Nouveau period. France, early 20th century.
Wood
Early 1900 Art Nouveau France Silver Metal Wall Mirror
Located in Brescia, IT
Art Nouveau Wall Mirror France, Early 1900 Silver Metal Frame and Original Ground Mirror Wood on the back Iconic Art Nouveau Shape Very Good Condiction
Metal
$2,183
H 17 in W 15.5 in D 1.25 in
One of a Kind Art Nouveau Bronze Wall Mirror with Stylish Floral Design Frame
Located in Lisse, NL
This practical size and beautiful Art Nouveau wall mirror is in excellent condtion. Have you ever seen a cast bronze Art Nouveau picture frame? This rare example comes with very ele...
Bronze
Art Nouveau Gilt Mirror
Located in London, GB
Beautiful Arr nouveau Mirror Lovely distressed panelled mirror Lovely gilding Mid C20th
Giltwood
Art Nouveau Mirror Frame
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Art nouveau mirror frame in original condition with signs of use.
Beech
Art Nouveau Mirror Gilt Wall Mirrors
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Wonderful gilt wall mirror in the art nouveau style Love the look with the large gilt frame around the round mirror Very elaborately carved with drape motifs, scrolls and garlands, c...
Mirror
Spanish Art Nouveau Wall Mirror in Giltwood
Located in Barcelona, ES
Art Nouveau Rectangular Mirror with Foliage Frame, Wood, Gold Leaf Outstanding finely carved wood Art Nouveau mirror. Spain, 1930s Carved wood and gold leaf gilding. The frame has f...
Gold Leaf
$1,416
H 17.92 in W 13.78 in D 0.99 in
Antique French Oval Wall Mirror in Giltwood, Art Nouveau Period, circa 1900
Located in Paris, FR
Antique French oval mirror in gilded wood from the Art Nouveau period, circa 1900. Antique frame with floral decoration and fluting, re-gilding to the leaf. Frame width: 3.5 cm / 1.3...
Mirror, Wood
French Iron Art Nouveau Leaf Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Art Nouveau iron mirror from France, 1920s. Iron frame and hexagonal mirror with leaf detail. All original with nice age and patina.
Iron
$20,000
H 101.19 in W 33.08 in D 1.19 in
Mirror Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, France, Materials: wood and mirror
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty Style: Art Nouveau Country: France We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982.If you have any question...
Gold Leaf
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H 81 in W 48.5 in D 16 in
Antique Louis Majorelle Art Nouveau Mahogany Dressing Mirror & Floral Marquetry
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** Antique Louis Majorelle Art Nouveau Mahogany Dressing Mirror & Floral Marquetry C1920 Measures- 81"...
Mirror, Mahogany
French Art Deco Mirror Made by Louis Majorelle, 1920s
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Fully restored by our team of professional refurbishers. Made in 1920s France by renowned designer Louis Majorelle, this mirror embodies many stylistic elements of the Art Deco such ...
Iron
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H 69 in W 50 in D 2 in
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Marquetry Wall Mirror by, Louis Majorelle
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Englewood, NJ
An impressive early 20th century French Art Nouveau marquetry and carved wood wall mirror by, Louis Majorelle with various wood inlay marquetry decoration of maple leafs throughout all inlaid into a solid carved wood frame with its beveled glass mirror. The mirror is unsigned and measures height: 69 in. x width: 50 in. X depth: 2 in. - circa 1905 Biography: Louis Majorelle, (Toul, 26 September 1859 – Nancy, 15 January 1926) born as Louis-Jean-Sylvestre Majorelle was a French decorator and furniture designer who manufactured his own designs, in the French tradition of the ébéniste. He was one of the outstanding designers of furniture in the Art Nouveau style, and after 1901 formally served as one of the vice-presidents of the École de Nancy. The Majorelle firm's factory was designed by famous École de Nancy architect Lucien Weissenburger (1860 – 1929) and located at 6, rue du Vieil-Aître in the western part of Nancy. In the 1880s Majorelle turned out pastiches of Louis XV furniture styles, which he exhibited in 1894 at the Exposition d'Art Décoratif et Industriel [Exposition of Decorative and Industrial Art] in Nancy, but the influence of the glass- and furniture-maker Emile Gallé (1846 – 1904) inspired him to take his production in new directions. Beginning in the 1890s, Majorelles furniture, embellished with inlays, took their inspiration from nature: stems of plants, water lily leaves, tendrils, dragonflies. Before 1900 he added a metalworking atelier to the workshops, to produce drawer pulls and mounts in keeping with the fluid lines of his woodwork. His studio also was responsible for the ironwork of balconies, staircase railings...
Wood
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H 120 in W 60 in D 7 in
Large Giltwood and Vernis Martin Mirror by Louis Majorelle from the Dutch Royal
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This grand mirror has a central rectangular plate framed by ‘vernis Martin’ panels of floral sprays centered on a charming scene of three putti in a bower, one being crowned with a f...
Giltwood
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H 103.5 in W 51 in D 16.13 in
Louis Majorelle "Pirouette" Figured Mahogany Dresser and Mirror, circa 1910
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Shippensburg, PA
This is an inordinately well crafted piece of furniture. Thick and generous selections of mahogany are carved into organic molded forms inset with a turned ball-and-barrel brass bead...
Bronze
Pair of French Art Nouveau Mirrors by Louis Majorelle
By Louis Majorelle
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French Art Nouveau mirrors by Louis Majorelle. The mirrors' corners are decorated with carved pine cones and pine needles. (MG #12...
Art Nouveau Console and Mirror by Louis Majorelle
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Englewood, NJ
An amazing French Art Nouveau carved mahogany "Aux Algues" (seaweed) pattern mirror and console decorated with carved seaweed decoration throughout the corners. Measurements: C...
Wood
Majorelle French Art Nouveau Framed Mirror "Aux Clématites"
By Louis Majorelle
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau fruitwood framed mirror "aux clématites" by Louis Majorelle. The delicate and ornate wood carvings beautifully capture the in...
Majorelle Standing Mirror
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Majorelle standing mirror, original.
Rosewood