81 - MAJORELLE Louis (1859–1926)

MAJORELLE Louis (1859–1926) Office armchair with solid sides veneered in rosewood arranged in a checkerboard pattern and inlaid with six circular mother-of-pearl motifs featuring scrollwork; curved backrest. Tapered base with a square cross-section. Upholstered in brown leather. Bears the so-called “shell-shaped” signature: “Majorelle Nancy.” Circa 1920–1925 H 83.5 cm – W 60 cm – D 61 cm - Bibliography: Roselyne Bouvier, “Majorelle,” Éditions Serpenoise, La Bibliothèque des Arts, 1991; similar model, listed on p. 209 under no. 226.