A PAIR OF CARVED MAHOGANY SIDECHAIRS

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A PAIR OF CARVED MAHOGANY SIDECHAIRS
BY LOUIS MAJORELLE, CIRCA 1900

The seat backs slightly pointed at the crest, the posts of the back rest continuing to meet with the front legs, carved to resemble twisting vines, supporting a square seat
43 1/8in. (109.5cm.) high (2)

Lot Essay

This model was shown at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris. It is illustrated in several period photographs. See Alastair Duncan, Louis Majorelle: Master of Art Nouveau Design, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1991, p. 108 for illustration of this model.