Louis Majorelle Mahogany Marquetry Display Cabinet

Louis Majorelle (French, 1859-1926) Art Nouveau Mahogany Marquetry Display Cabinet, circa 1900, with asymmetric niches centered by a glazed cabinet with glass shelves, the back with fanciful stylized leaf design, the arched frieze inlaid with tomato laden vines in light and dark woods, the whole raised on an arched spreading bracket footed base. 83" H x 57.5" W x 16.25" D. Provenance: Macklowe Gallery. Christie's, New York: 'Important 20th Century Decorative Arts', 18 March, 1999. From a Rye, N.Y. Collection. Exhibitions: Norton Museum of Art, Palm Beach, Florida: 'Tiffany and Art Nouveau from the Segel Collection', 7 November, 1998-7 January, 1999. Keywords: Furniture, Designer, Antique, Etagere, Curio cabinet, Vitrine, Art Nouveau
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