MAJORELLE Louis (1859-1926)

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LOUIS MAJORELLE – “AUX ORCHIDEES” DESK AND IT’S ARMCHAIR, CIRCA 1903-1905

“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

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LOUIS MAJORELLE – ERNEST BUSSIERE – KELLER & GUERIN – PITCHER, CIRCA 1900

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

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FRENCH – LOUIS MAJORELLE – “FEMME AUX IRIS”, A PAIR OF WALL SCONCES DESIGNED FOR THE RESTAURANT LUCAS CARTON, CIRCA 1902

“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

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LOUIS MAJORELLE – “LES BUTOMACEES”, CIRCA 1900

“LES BUTOMACEES”, CIRCA 1900
Carved and inlaid mahogany, with bronze handles
89 x 81 x 60 cm.

Another example of this design is part of the collection of the Yamazaki Mazak Museum of Art, Japon, inv. n. ANF-663701

Exhibition
Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900
Exposition de l’Ecole de Nancy au musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1903