Lot 305 D α

"Tournesols" chair by Louis Majorelle (1859 - 1926)

Auction 1217 - overview Berlin
22.04.2023, 15:00 - Berlin Salon
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.500 €

"Tournesols" chair
by Louis Majorelle (1859 - 1926)

Solid mahogany, solid palisander; palisander, plane, wenge and other veneers; seat with original upholstery and original, unrestored textile cover. H 99, W 43, seat depth 41 cm.
Nancy, around 1900.

This chair model was produced for the Paris World Fair in 1900.

Provenance

From an important European private collection.

Literature

Cf. Lambert, Meubles de style moderne. Exposition Universelle de 1900. Sections Française et Étrangères, Paris 1900, pl. 6.