Louis Majorelle - Design New York Thursday, June 8, 2023 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Macklowe Gallery Ltd., New York
    Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2004

  • Literature

    "Salon de 1899," L'Art Décoratif, June 1899, p. 119
    René Dulong, "La Sculpture Décorative aux Salons," Art et Décoration, August 1899, p. 44
    Roberta Waddell, ed., The Art Nouveau Style, New York, 1977, p. 200
    Alastair Duncan, Louis Majorelle: Master of Art Nouveau Design, New York, 1991, p. 31
    Alastair Duncan, The Paris Salon 1895-1914, Volume III: Furniture, Woodbridge, 1996, p. 395
    Julius Hoffmann Jr., The Modern Style, 1899-1905: Art Nouveau, 2006, Bonn, p. 40

Property from an Important Private Collection

Σ78

"La Cascade" cabinet

1899
East Indian rosewood, Macassar ebony, walnut, olive wood, mahogany, oak, lacewood, and mother of pearl marquetry-veneered wood, fabric.
66 x 31 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (167.6 x 80 x 40 cm)
Base incised Louis Majorelle/1899.

Estimate
$60,000 - 80,000 

Sold for $76,200

Contact Specialist

Benjamin Green
Associate Specialist
Associate Head of Sale
bgreen@phillips.com
+1 917 207 9090

Design

New York Auction 8 June 2023