Maurice Dufrène Furniture

Maurice Dufrene Art déco Canapé circa 1920 Reupholstery in beige wool fabric

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...

Maurice Dufrêne French Mahogany Art Deco Lounge Chair This lounge chair measures: 31 wide x 25 deep x 34 high, with a seat height of 16 and arm height/chair clearance 25 inches We ...

French Art Deco mahogany horizontal 8 sided narrow wall mirror with an inlaid trimmed border (MAURICE DUFRENE) (DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE)

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...

A fine French Art Deco three-door amaranth cabinet by Maurice Dufrêne. Each door is decorated with a wood and mother-of-pearl marquetry oval panel. The interior is veneered in bird’s...

Maurice Dufrene wood storage cabinet, circa 1925, in excellent condition.

Early Classic French Art Deco ceiling fixture by Maurice Dufrene circa 1910, in bronze and leaded glass. 21" square with 5" high border. Ceiling drop length as needed. Exceptional or...

An exceptional walnut sideboard designed by Maurice Dufrène in France, circa 1911, bridging the lyrical elegance of Art Nouveau with the emerging linearity of Art Deco. The piece fea...

A French Art Deco Library bookcase in Mahogany and other exotic veneers, the emblem on the two blind doors is excellent work the cabinet has ...

Classic French Art Deco swooping round-backed club/arm/relaxing chair by Maurice Dufrene, circa 1925. 25” wide x 29” deep x 32” high. MAURICE DUFRENE (1876 - 1955) One of the ...

This elegant and unusual nickeled bronze wall mirror with electrified sconces was designed by Maurice Dufrêne, an important French Art Deco designer in the 1920s. Maurice Dufrên...

Classic French Art Deco chest of drawers. Burled mahogany with marquetry in exotic hardwoods and mother-of-pearl. Ebonized frame and legs with fluted sculpting, French, 1924. Suite d...

Macassar ebony, ebonized sculpted wood, and with marquetry in exotic hardwoods and mother-of-pearl. This cabinet was designed by Dufrene for La Maitrise, the design studio of the fam...

Classic French Art Deco ceiling fixture/chandelier by Maurice Dufrene, circa 1920, in gilt bronze; with Daum (signed) glass shades. 27” diameter overall x 33” high. Maurice Dufren...

Rare art nouveau transitional art deco floor lamp. In bronze with floral decoration topped with an alabaster basin. Electrified and in perfect condition. Model listed in “The Paris Salons Voloume V” page 234. It dates from 1913, autumn salon. Total height: 177 cm Base diameter: 34 cm Basin diameter: 45 cm Weight: 20 Kg Sent in two separate packages. Maurice Dufrène is a French cabinetmaker, interior designer, chief decorator and writer, born in 1876 in Paris and died in 1955 in Nogent-sur-Marne. Maurice Dufrène was co-founder in 1902 of the Society of Decorative Artists. In 1920 he created the Maîtrise workshop at Galeries Lafayette. He advocates mass production and works with all materials: fabric, glass, wood, silver, ceramics. Through Henri Rapin he met Camille Tharaud for whom he created several forms of porcelain cups. He designed the decoration of the large hall of the Parisian cinema Le Grand Rex...

Maurice Dufrêne (French, 1876–1955) was a seminal figure of the French Art Deco movement, widely celebrated for his multidisciplinary contributions to design—spanning furniture, deco...

A pair of armchairs titled Niagara by Maurice Dufrène (1876–1955), executed circa 1920. The front uprights rise in stepped gradins forming a cascade motif, laterally grooved with sha...

Classic French Art Deco pair of Cubist-inspired club chairs, circa 1925, by Maurice Dufrene. These chairs are sculpted mahogany, unrestored in the photographs, and they are 28” wide ...

Wonderful Art Deco Cabinet designed by Maurice Dufrene and manufactured by La Maitrise around 1940. The cabinet is made from rosewood and has mother of pearl inlays. Rosewood-vene...

Classic French Art Deco dressing table/coiffeuse, circa 1922, by Maurice Dufrene in burled mahogany and ebonized wood, and with marquetry in exotic hardwoods, abalone and mother-of-p...

French (circa 1937) gold & black painted metal & parchment top center table with concave interlocking scroll trestle sides joined by a stretcher. (signed: MAURICE DUFRENE) i...

Classic French Art Deco sculpted wood table lamp by Maurice Dufrene, circa 1925. 17” high. .

Maurice Dufrêne (1876-1955) Important 3-door cabinet in pommelé mahogany with wood marquetry and mother-of-pearl decoration French designer, Circa 1925, H: 181 cm D: 50 cm W: 174 cm ...

Classic French Art Deco low round side/end/coffee table by Maurice Dufrene, circa 1925, in mahogany, burled mahogany and burled amboyna with marble top. Measures: 30” diameter x ...

After 1910 Dufrêne’s work took on the forms of neoclassicism, and at last, an aesthetic that would coalesce into the Art Deco. While he didn’t shy from metal, ceramic, glass, or fabr...

Classic French Art Deco dining chairs in sculpted purple heart, circa 1922. Measures: 18" wide x 18" deep x 35" high. Please note that these chairs are un-restored in the photogra...

French Early Classic Art Deco cabinet/vitrine by Maurice Dufrene, circa 1912, in gilt sculpted wood . This cabinet is pictured in Dufrène's own Hôtel Parrticulier (private residence), at 22, rue Bayard in Paris, taken in 1918 (see photo below). The lemonwood version of this cabinet was exhibited at the Salon d’Automne in 1912 and is now on permanent display at the Musee d’Orsay in Paris (see photo below). This cabinet is in original condition and a scan of the original drawing is shown here. Maurice Dufrêne (1876 - 1955) One of the premiere French designers of the 20th Century, Maurice Dufrene was born in Paris in 1876. He was educated at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. By 1899, at the age of just 23, he became the director and manager of La Maison Moderne. This shop represented an association of artists who were working together to create designs which could be produced in multiples. Dufrene's work was first shown at salons in 1902 and from 1903 he regularly exhibited at Salon d'Automne and Salons of Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts. At the 1925 Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes (which would later give the movement "Art Deco" its name), Dufrene's designs included luxury boutiques, the living room of Une Ambassade Francaise pavilion, the music salon...

Set of 12 chairs designed by Maurice Dufrene (1876-1955). Walnut wood and cloth upholstery. Wall mirror, table with 2 extentions, showcase cabinet and shelves cabinet. France, CIRC...

Exquisite antique Art Deco chandelier, a monumental masterpiece designed by Maurice Dufrene in 1925. Showcasing six elegant arms with twelve luminous lights, expertly crafted from gi...

A rare and historically significant Art Deco chair designed by Maurice Dufrene for the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris — the landm...

Classic French Art Deco cabinet, circa 1925, by MAURICE DUFRENE in purpleheart, kingwood, and ebony. Marquetry in exotic hardwoods and mother-of-pearl. The interior is in maple burl....

Maurice Dufrene pair of walnut burl and Amaranth wood armchairs circa 1925, velvet seat, carved chairback, in excellent condition.

French Art Deco mahogany sideboard cabinet with 4 glass front doors and inlaid trim edge under a marble top with 4 tapered fluted ebonized ...

Rare and wonderful set of three early Art Deco gilded armchairs, carved with stylised floral motifs. Unusually shaped backs. Swag detail on arms. Delicately splayed cabriole le...

-Sublime Art Deco rug signed by Maurice Dufrene, -About the artist: Maurice Dufrene (1876-1955) One of the premiere French designers of the 20th century, Maurice Dufrene was born in Paris in 1876. He was educated at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. By 1899, at the age of just 23, he became the director and manager of La Maison Moderne. This shop represented an association of artists who were working together to create designs which could be produced in multiples. Dufrene's work was first shown at salons in 1902 and from 1903 he regularly exhibited at Salon d'Automne and Salons of Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts. At the 1925 Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes (which would later give the movement "Art Deco" its name), Dufrene's designs included luxury boutiques, the living room of Une Ambassade Francaise pavilion, the music salon...

Rayon des Soieries: Opera Bouffe En Un Acte Lithographic poster in black and yellow by Maurice Dufrene (French, 1876-1955) custom wood frame in excellent condition.

Classic French Art Deco small table lamp in sculpted gilt bronze, circa 1920, by Maurice Dufrene. 6” high.

Classic French Art Deco side, end or coffee table by Maurice Dufrène. Purple heart, mahogany and mother-of-pearl.  

Art Deco Desk by Dufrene Maurice (1876 - 1955)