Louis MAJORELLE (1859-1926) - Lot 59

Louis MAJORELLE (1859-1926) Orchid display case, c. 1900, in molded and carved mahogany with a quadrangular body. with three glass shelves and a full glass door. glass door. Exotic wood marquetry back with small orchids in foliage. orchids in stylized foliage. Front base with double twisted legs a curved, swollen and grooved leg and a rounded, curved back strut. curved. Original key. Lower crosspiece damaged, small missing parts, small restorations, missing lock system, old mouldings and veiled display case. Height 170 cm - length 105 cm - depth 22 cm € 18,000/20,000 History: the "orchid" series of furniture was presented in 1900 by Louis Majorelle at the Exposition Universelle in Paris. Bibliography: Théodore Lambert, Meubles de Style Moderne: Exposition Universelle à Paris de 1900, Paris, 1900, pl. 2, no. 3 for the desk and another of this series.