LOT DETAILS

Materials:

mahogany, tamarind veneer, gilt bronze

Measurements:

35.04 in. (89.00 cm.) (height) by 36.22 in. (92.00 cm.) (width)

Literature:

Jules Rais, "L'École de Nancy et son Exposition," in Art et Décoration, April 1903, pp. 129-138 (for a period discussion on Majorelle's work presented at the 1903 Exposition) Alastair Duncan, Art Nouveau Furniture, New York, 1982, pl. 38 Alastair Duncan, Louis Majorelle, Master of Art Nouveau Design, London, 1991, ill. no. 56, p. 165, ill. no. 5 (for a contemporary in situ photograph) Roselyne Bouvier, Majorelle, une Aventure Moderne, Paris, 1991, pp. 140, 169

Provenance:

Acquired by the grandfather of the current vendor, by repute from an exhibition in Paris after the turn of the century.