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CIRCA 1900
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A LOUIS MAJORELLE (1859-1926) MAHOGANY, ROSEWOOD AND MARQUETRY 'LES OIES' BUFFET
CIRCA 1900
Plain top, with two inlaid, frieze drawers with push button release and 'goose' head handles, the two doors inlaid in various woods with a gaggle of geese and foliage, enclosing a single shelf, the base with inlaid apron
35 3/8 in. (89.8 cm.) high; 64 3/8 in.(163.5 cm.) wide; 50 5/8 in. (52.4 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1900
Plain top, with two inlaid, frieze drawers with push button release and 'goose' head handles, the two doors inlaid in various woods with a gaggle of geese and foliage, enclosing a single shelf, the base with inlaid apron
35 3/8 in. (89.8 cm.) high; 64 3/8 in.(163.5 cm.) wide; 50 5/8 in. (52.4 cm.) deep
Provenance
Simone and Jean Tiroche
Literature
Alastair Duncan, Louis Majorelle - Master of Art Nouveau Design, London 1991, pg. 63, Pl. 27, (variation showing a ‘Les Oies’ Buffet with a glazed upper cabinet, similar to lot 453, mounted on top)
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