Louis Majorelle Armchairs

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...

French Art Nouveau sofa, 2 armchairs and 2 chairs by Louis Majorelle. Measures: Sofa: height 46", width 50", depth 21" Armchairs: height 41.5...

This beautiful desk chair, with elegant sloping lines, and finely detailed carving, is a marvelous example of the work of famed Art Nouveau master Ebeniste Louis Majorelle.

French Art Nouveau armchair by Louis Majorelle. Measures: Width 22", depth: 23", height: 35". In good condition.

A pair of French Art Nouveau beachwood armchairs by Louis Majorelle. The chairs feature curved seats, twisted curvilinear arms and backrests ornamen...

A pair of French Art Nouveau "aux Fougères" armchairs by Louis Majorelle. These chairs are decorated on their back edges,ams, legs and seat supports with carved fern fronds...

A pair of French Art Nouveau "Clematis" armchairs by Louis Majorelle. The back and frame of each chair is carved with clematis flowers. Cle...

A pair of French Art Nouveau "Clematis" armchairs by Louis Majorelle. The back and frame of each chair is carved with clematis flowers. Clematis was one of several natural motifs emp...

A French “Aux Nenuphars” desk and armchair by Louis Majorelle. Circa 1900. A similar desk is pictured in: The Paris Salons 1895-1915, Vol. III: Furniture, by Alastair Duncan, Woo...

A French Art Nouveau armchair by Louis Majorelle. A similar chair is pictured in: Louis Majorelle: Master of Art Nouveau design, by Alas...

A pair of French Art Nouveau marquetry armchairs by Louis Majorelle, featuring inlaid marquetry on the chair backs in a floral motif, and carved “duck bill” arms. Circa 1900. Simil...

Art Nouveau chair upholstered in cream/yellow tone fabric with hand-carved wood trim. There are two matching side chairs available (ST0215-08B). The armchair is sold separately.