LOUIS MAJORELLE (1859-1926) Living room with sofa, two armchairs and two fern chairs Circa 1906 Walnut gilded with gold leaf and fabric The sofa: H: 109,5cm; (43.1/8in.); W: 140cm. (55.1/8in.); D: 75cm. (29.1/2in.) Each armchair: H: 105,5cm (41.1/2in.); W: 71cm (28in.); D: 77,5cm (30.1/2in.) Each chair: H: 100,6cm. (39.5/8in.); W: 49cm. (19.1/4in.); D: 77,5cm. (30.1/2in.) A 'aux fougères' salon suite, comprising a sofa, two armchairs and two chairs in walnut gilded with gold leaf and fabric by Louis Majorelle circa 1906. Footnotes: Provenance: Private collection, France Historical background: The model exhibited at the Salon de la Société des Artsites Décorateurs, Paris, 1906. A copy of this armchair is in the collections of the Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels (inv. GC 154 to 154/D). Bibliography: Majorelle-Nancy, Décorations d'intérieurs, Meubles-Tentures-Bronze-Ferroneries, Nancy, circa 1900-1914, n. p. E. Manonni, Meubles et ensembles style 1900, Ed. Charles Massin, Paris, 1968, p. 61 O. Selvafolta, Le Mobilier Art Nouveau, Ed. Larousse, Paris, 1985, p. 45 R. Bouvier, Majorelle. Une aventure moderne, Ed; Serpenoise, Metz, 1991, p. 61, n. 56 A. Duncan, Louis Majorelle, Master of Art Nouveau Design, Ed. Thames and Hudson Ltd, London, 1991, p. 106, 173 Majorelle. Un art de vivre moderne, exhibition catalog, Galerie Poirel, Nancy, May 2-August 30, 2009, p. 182, n. 32 This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: W W Lot is located in the Bonhams Warehouse and will only be available for collection from this location. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com