LOUIS MAJORELLE – DAUM FRERES – VASE, CIRCA 1920
VASE, CIRCA 1920
Large rectangular transparent glass vase with inclusions of red powders and fragmented leaf motifs,
blown into a wrought iron mount
Signed
Height: 22.5 cm.
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VASE, CIRCA 1920
Large rectangular transparent glass vase with inclusions of red powders and fragmented leaf motifs,
blown into a wrought iron mount
Signed
Height: 22.5 cm.
GUERIDON, CIRCA 1900
Walnut, decorated with inlaid water leaves patterns
Inlaid signature L. Majorelle
Height: 77 cm.
Diameter: 77 cm.
Grand guéridon triangulé, en noyer reverni, piétement tripode végétal sculpté de boutons floraux supérieurs, couronnés de larges éléments rainurés maintenant la ceinture ondée, plateau triangulé à large bordure, formant bassin à décor de grands motifs marquetés de feuilles d’eau.
Signature marquetée L. Majorelle.
Hauteur : 77 cm
Diamètre : 77 cm
PSYCHE, CIRCA 1900
Psyche composed of a triptych, flanked by two drawer cabinets.
Bronze handles with honeysuckle motifs
Height: 206 cm.
Width: 159 cm.
Psyché composée d’un triptyque flanqué de deux caissons à tiroirs
Poignées en bronze à motifs de chèvrefeuille
Hauteur: 206 cm
Largeur: 159 cm
“AUX ORCHIDEES” DESK AND ITS ARMCHAIR, CIRCA 1903-1905
Mahogany, gilt and chased bronze.
The desk: 95 x 151 x 70 cm.
The armchair: 80 x 77 x 65 cm.
Similar example is to be found at the musée d’Orsay and another one in the Ferdinand Neess’ collection at the Wiesbaden Museum.
Exhibition
Société des Artistes Décorateurs, Paris, 1907
Bibliography
Carl Benno Heller, Art Nouveau Meubles, Imprimerie des Arts et Manufactures, Paris, 1990 Berghaus Verlag, the chair is illustrated p. 85.
Roselyne Bouvier, Majorelle, La Bibliothèque des Arts, Paris, 1991, p. 192, n°208, illustration of the base of the desk at the Musée d’Orsay.
Alastair Duncan, Majorelle, Flammarion, 1991, ill. pl. 48 (example at the musée d’Orsay).
Anne-Marie Quette, Le Mobilier Français Art Nouveau 1900, Massin, 1995, ill. p. 43 (example at the musée d’Orsay).
Gabriele Fahr-Becker, Il Modernismo, h.f. Ullmann, 2004, ill. pp. 118 & 119
Radikal Schön Jugendstil und Symbolismus, Die Sammlung Ferdinand Wolfgang Neess, Wiesbaden Museum, 2019, ill. p. 144
Bureau et son fauteuil, modèle dit : “Aux Orchidées”, vers 1903-1905.
Acajou sculpté, courbaril vernis, cuir estampé, bronzes dorés et ciselés.
95 x 151 x 70 cm
Fauteuil : 80 x 77 x 65 cm
Exposition
Société des Artistes Décorateurs, Paris, 1907.
Bibliographie
Carl Benno Heller “Art Nouveau Meubles”, Imprimerie des Arts et Manufactures, Paris, 1990 Berghaus Verlag, chaise repr. p. 85.
Roselyne Bouvier Majorelle, La Bibliothèque des Arts, Paris, 1991, p. 192, n°208, illustration du piétement du bureau du Musée d’Orsay.
Alastair Duncan Majorelle, Flammarion, 1991, repr. pl. 48 (exemplaire du musée d’Orsay).
Anne-Marie Quette, Le Mobilier Français Art Nouveau 1900, Massin, 1995, repr. p. 43 (exemplaire du musée d’Orsay).
Gabriele Fahr-Becker, Il Modernismo, h.f. Ullmann, 2004, repr. pp. 118 et 119.
LEATHER PANEL, CIRCA 1900
Carved and painted based on the design of Léon Rudnicki
Molded walnut frame by Louis Majorelle
Embossed with Wiener’s RW seal
83 cm. high; 60 cm. wide
VASE, CIRCA 1900
Polychrome earthenware with a design of flower buds and leaves
Signed KG/Lunéville/Majorelle
48 cm. high
PITCHER, CIRCA 1900
Glazed stoneware, stylized vegetal decoration in relief
Signed K.G. Lunéville Bussière
28.5 cm. high
Another example of this model is part of the Collections of the museum of Lunéville, inv. n. C337
Exhibition
Céramiques végétales – Ernest Bussière et l’Art Nouveau, musée de l’Ecole de Nancy,
21 June-25 September 2000, ill. p. 43, n. 40 in the catalogue
Bibliography
Buffet-Challié, Laurence, Le Modern Style, Baschet et Cie Editeurs, ill. p. 112, n. 1
Roselyne Bouvier, Majorelle, Editions Serpenoise, La Bibliothèque des Arts, 2009, ill. p. 32
Paul Arthur, French Art Nouveau Ceramics / An Illustrated Dictionary, éditions Norma, 2015, ill. p. 83
TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900
Marmorean glass and wrought iron. The base in marble
Dimension of the shade: 30 x 14 cm.
63 cm. high (with the base)
This model is illustrated in the Maison Majorelle catalogue without the shade
“AUX FOUGERES” AND “AUX ESCARGOTS” SALON, CIRCA 1900
Mahogany, comprising :
A sofa, two armchairs and two chairs
Armchairs: 116 cm. high – seating area: 77 cm. large x 80 cm. deep
Chairs: 101 cm. high – seating area: 46 x 46 cm.
Sofa: 135 cm. large x 74 cm. deep
“POINCARE” FLOOR LAMP, VERY RARE, CIRCA 1910
Patinated wrought iron, the shade in alabaster
197 cm. high
Bibliography
Alastair Duncan, Majorelle, Flammarion, 1991, n. 114
“FEMME AUX IRIS”, A PAIR OF WALL SCONCES DESIGNED FOR THE RESTAURANT LUCAS CARTON, CIRCA 1902
Gilt and chased bronze, the petals of the iris in hammered copper
96.5 cm. high
39.5 cm. wide
Lucas Carton is one of the first gourmet restaurants in Paris. Located on the prestigious Place de la Madeleine,
it is famous for its exceptional Art Nouveau interior designed by Louis Majorelle at the turn of the 20th century
The pair of appliques we are offering was acquired from the Benedict Silverman Collection, New York
Bibliography
Fin de siècle masterpieces from the Silverman collection, New York, 1989, one wall-light illustrated p. 180, n. 90
CEILING LIGHT, CIRCA 1900
Wrought iron and glass white shades with strips in relief, the mount by Louis Majorelle
Acquired directly at the crystal Daum factory around 1992
Signed
20.5 cm. high
14.3 cm. diameter
TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1910
Wrought iron base and mottled glass shade
the inner part acid etched with a fern motif
70 cm. high