Calderwood Gallery Furniture

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....

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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

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