LOUIS MAJORELLE, Display cabinet in walnut and rosewood

LOUIS MAJORELLE, Display cabinet in walnut and rosewood

Display cabinet in walnut and rosewood
Date
1900/1905
Size
height 188 cm width 90 cm depth 40 cm
Collection
Art Nouveau
Condition
pristine state
Inventory number
89
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Louis Majorelle (1859-1926) display cabinet in walnut and rosewood veneer. The pediment, the low belt and the detached corner posts with curved legs are carved in high relief with flowering clematis and fine branches. The central box is topped by an open niche with a solid base and framed by overflowing shelves with animated cutouts.

It opens in front by a door partly glazed, corbelled and low panel with richly carved decoration.

 

Bibliography : Alastair Duncan » the Paris Salons 1895-1914 » Volume III : Page 419