Louis MAJORELLE (1859 - 1926). Tinted molded walnut coffee table with rectangular top opening at the waist with a drawer on a corner base with square-section twisted legs. The top is decorated with a chestnut leaf marquetry. Dimensions: 70 x 80 cm. Bibliography: Roselyne Bouvier, Majorelle - Une aventure moderne, La Bibliothèque des Arts & Éditions Serpenoise, Bienne, 1991, p. 87 for an archival photograph of the Magasins Majorelle on rue Saint Georges in Nancy displaying variants of our model. Collectif, Majorelle, un art de vivre moderne, catalog of the exhibition held at the Galeries Poirel from May 2 to August 30, 2009, Éditions Nicolas Chaudun & Ville de Nancy, Paris, 2009, table with top similar to our model referenced under no. 50 and reproduced on p. 53. Expert: Madame Amélie Marcilhac

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