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Lot n° 223

Louis MAJORELLE (1859-1926)

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Les algues" cabinet bookcase, in carved molded walnut and flamed walnut veneer, with three vertical bodies and a glazed upper section opening through a central door onto an interior with shelves. High entablature carved with seaweed, applications of decorative wrought-iron elements adorned with colored stained-glass windows in the central upper section. Base with curved band and carved corner base. Signed on the back with the Paris address. Height 175 cm - width 110 cm - depth 35 cm . Expert: Amélie Marcilhac Bibliography: Catalogue commercial de la maison Majorelle, Nancy, n.d., variant of our model referenced under n°312 and reproduced pl. 89. Roselyne Bouvier, Majorelle - Une aventure moderne, La Bibliothèque des Arts & Éditions Serpenoise, Bienne, 1991, variant of our model reproduced on p. 178. Alastair Duncan, Louis Majorelle - Master of Art Nouveau design, Thames & Hudson, London, 1991, variants of our model referenced pl. 32-34 and reproduced p. 175.