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Louis Majorelle Seating

French, 1859-1926

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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Creator: Louis Majorelle
French Art Nouveau bench, sofa by Louis Majorelle, 1900-1910
By Louis Majorelle
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French Art Nouveau bench, sofa by Louis Majorelle, 1900-1910 A beautiful sofa with a highly polished wooden frame, covered with satin fabric with an Art Nouveau pattern. Beautifully...
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Early 20th Century French Louis Majorelle Seating

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Fabric, Wood

Set of 8 Louis Majorelle Carved Walnut and Sage Green Muslin Side Chairs
By Louis Majorelle
Located in New York, NY
SET of 8 French Art Nouveau side chairs with carved walnut frames, openwork backs featuring a central upholstered section and seat upholstered in a sage green muslin. (LOUIS MAJORELL...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Louis Majorelle Seating

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Fabric, Upholstery, Walnut, Wood

Louis Majorelle Mahogany & Blue Patterned Upholstered Settee
By Louis Majorelle
Located in New York, NY
French Art Nouveau walnut frame settee with slightly flaired arms and shaped back upholstered in a lightly patterned gray-blue fabric with matching upholstered pillow. (LOUIS MAJOREL...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Louis Majorelle Seating

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Fabric, Upholstery, Walnut

Pair of French Art Nouveau Armchairs by, Louis Majorelle Arm Chairs
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Englewood, NJ
A pair of Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau carved wood "Aubépine" armchairs by, Louis Majorelle. Both chairs are decorated on their back edges, arms, legs and skirt with carved hawthorn leaves and berry decoration upholstered in a off/cream white light snake pattern. circa 1905 Measurements: height: 32.25 in. (81.92 cm) x width: 36.75 in. (93.35 cm) x depth: 21 in. (53.34 cm) Condition: chairs are in overall very good condition with light wear. Fabric is not period. Literature: Similar chairs are pictured in: -Majorelle - Nancy: décorations d'INTÉRIEURS: meubles, tentures, bronzes, ferronneries (the 1906 Majorelle catalogue), and in: Louis Majorelle: Master of Art Nouveau design, by Alastair Duncan, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1991, p. 200. -Alastair Duncan, Louis Majorelle: Master of Art Nouveau Design, London, 1991, pp. 167, 183 and 200 -Majorelle: Un Art de Vivre Moderne, exh. cat., Musée de l'École de Nancy, France, 2009, p. 130 Biography : Louis Majorelle, (France; 1859 – 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, Majorelle's furniture, embellished with inlays, took their inspiration from nature: stems of plants, waterlily leaves, tendrils, dragonflies. Before 1900 he added a metalworking atelier to the workshops, to produce drawerpulls and mounts in keeping with the fluid lines of his woodwork. His studio also was responsible for the ironwork of balconies, staircase railings...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Louis Majorelle Seating

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French Art Nouveau Chairs by Louis Majorelle
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Bridgewater, CT
French Art Nouveau chairs by Louis Majorelle.   
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Louis Majorelle Seating

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French Art Nouveau Armchair by Louis Majorelle
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Bridgewater, CT
French Art Nouveau armchair by Louis Majorelle. Measures: Width 22", depth: 23", height: 35". In good condition.
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Louis Majorelle Seating

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Wood

French Art Nouveau Pair of Louis Majorelle Chairs
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Bridgewater, CT
French Art Nouveau pair of Louis Majorelle chairs Measures: Width: 17", depth: 15.5", height: 38". In good condition.
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Louis Majorelle Seating

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Wood

Louis Majorelle French Art Nouveau Armchair
By Louis Majorelle
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau walnut armchair by Louis Majorelle, featuring sinuously curved arms and legs. The top of the chair is decorated with an intricately carved floral motif. It is up...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Louis Majorelle Seating

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Upholstery, Walnut

Louis Majorelle French Art Nouveau Walnut Bergére Arm Chair
By Louis Majorelle
Located in New York, NY
French Art Nouveau walnut bergere arm chair with carved floral trim and filigree back. (LOUIS MAJORELLE)
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19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Louis Majorelle Seating

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Walnut, Upholstery

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Louis Majorelle seating for sale on 1stDibs.

Louis Majorelle seating are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Louis Majorelle seating, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original seating by Louis Majorelle were created in the Art Nouveau style in france during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider seating by and Léon Jallot. Prices for Louis Majorelle seating can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $7,000 and can go as high as $21,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $14,000.

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