LOUIS MAJORELLE (1859-1926) - Lot 52

LOUIS MAJORELLE (1859-1926) Rognon-type desk, possibly with a support, opening with a drawer in the waist. The four-legged base is in ribbed, molded and carved mahogany - the spacer, also in molded and ribbed mahogany, features scrolls. The courbaril veneered entablature accommodates an overhanging top in burr cedar veneer with a molding around the edge, and opens with a wide drawer at the front. The large floral drawer handle and key are in bronze. Art Nouveau period. The top holds a shaped glass. Height: 77 cm - Length: 100 cm - Depth: 65 cm Condition and restorations. Bibliography : - Roselyne Bouvier - Majorelle - Éditions Serpenoise - La Bibliothèque des arts, 1991. Identical model reproduced on page 183 - Alastair Duncan - Majorelle - Éditions Flammarion, Paris, 1191. A dressing table variant of our desk reproduced on page 19. Expert : Emmanuel Eyraud