Louis Majorelle, Armchair

Louis Majorelle, Armchair

Date
circa 1903
Size
Height: 82 cm, width: 60 cm, depth: 60 cm
Collection
Art Nouveau
Condition
very good
Inventory number
216
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Mahogany office chair in the purest art nouveau style, with curved escutcheon back and hollowed-out armrests with plant structures and ribs. Grooved front legs and belt.
Scrolled back legs joining the backrest.
Covered in new brown leather, upholstery nails.

Exhibitions : 

  • Pavillon de Marsan, " Exposition de l'Ecole de Nancy ", Musée des Arts décoratif, Paris, 1903.

Bibliography: 

  • Alastair Duncan, "Louis Majorelle, Master of Art Nouveau Design", Thames & Hudson, London, 1991, model referenced p. 187.