38 - LOUIS MAJORELLE (1859–1926) & LOUIS JANIN (1891–1975)

LOUIS MAJORELLE (1859–1926) & LOUIS JANIN (1891–1975) Pelican, a design created in [1925] and exhibited at the Exposition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, Paris, 1925 A rare living room piece made of mahogany and mahogany veneer. The rounded base features two large stylized pelicans carved in the round, serving as the front support for the upper section. The suspended body, with rounded corners on the front, opens via two solid side doors and a wide flap, decorated with stylized palm leaves in marquetry of Macassar ebony, mother-of-pearl, and brass, revealing an interior organized into drawers and compartments. Circa 1925–1930. A non-original key. Condition and typical restorations. Stamped “MAJORELLE” with a scallop shell motif, in marquetry on the right side of the suspended body. Height: 146 cm – Length: 200 cm – Depth: 45.5 cm Exhibition: Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, Paris, 1925 – An identical piece of furniture, or our piece, was presented at this event on the Majorelle stand—Class 7 (furniture sets), Group 2 (furniture). Bibliography: - *Art et Industrie* – November 1925 special issue. An identical model, or our piece, reproduced in an advertisement in the introductory section. - *Les Échos des Industries d’Art* – June 1926. An identical model, or our piece, reproduced in an advertisement on the inside back cover. - Roselyne Bouvier – Majorelle, Une aventure moderne – Éditions La Bibliothèque des Arts & Éditions Serpenoise, Paris & Metz, 1991. Identical model, or our work, reproduced on page 214 (ill. 234). - Alastair Duncan – *Louis Majorelle* – Flammarion, Paris, 1991. The same model, or our work, reproduced on page 207 (ill. 141). - Roselyne Bouvier and Valérie Thomas – Majorelle, a Modern Art of Living – Catalog of the exhibition held at the Galeries Poirel, Nancy (May 2–August 30, 2009), Éditions Nicolas Chaudun & City of Nancy, Nancy, 2009. Identical model, or our work, listed as number 48 in the catalog, reproduced on pages 60–61 and 186.