Louis Majorelle Pair of "Siège d'Aubépine" Armchairs
$25,000
This pair of French Art Nouveau "Siège d'Aubépine" armchairs, by Louis Majorelle, are decorated on their back edges, arms, legs and seat supports with carved hawthorn leaves and berries. The inclusion of these intricate, tightly-grouped sections of natural wonder is made possible but the architecturally striking border space that flank the supporting structures of the piece. Sold exclusively as a matching set.
Customization: The chairs are currently upholstered in an olive green and dusty rose floral fabric, but can be reupholstered in any colorway of your choosing upon request—we have shown a variety of colorways here as examples.
*Please allow minimum 4 weeks for custom upholstery.*
- Product Details
- Curator's Notes
Item #: F-19317
Artist: Louis Majorelle
Circa: 1900s
Dimensions: 32.25" height, 26.75" width, 21" depth (each)
Materials: French walnut, Olive green and dusty rose floral upholstery (chairs may be reupholstered upon request, please contact us for additional information)
Literature: Similar chairs pictured in Majorelle - Nancy: décorations d'intérieurs: meubles, tentures, bronzes, ferronneries (the 1906 Majorelle catalogue); Similar chairs also pictured in Louis Majorelle: Master of Art Nouveau Design, by Alastair Duncan, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1991, p. 200
The decoration on this piece is particularly sensitive to the overall architecture and design of the work; you will find that the vegetal forms, which always appear to be caught in some invisible breeze, sweep upward or downward, left or right, depending on their placement on the overall design.