mirror attributed to Maurice Dufrêne . Beechwood frame, carved with stylized plant motifs enclosing a beveled mirror, flanked by passementerie. Art Deco .
Art Deco period, circa 1925
Dimensions: L: 56cm, D: 3.5cm, H: 80cm.
Condition report: Some pitting on the mirror.
The training of the French decorator Maurice Dufrêne (1876-1955) was very comprehensive, encompassing both technical and theoretical aspects. Beginning his career at the height of the Art Nouveau period, he reacted early on against the excesses of this style. From 1906 onward, he created numerous designs for various decorative arts: ironwork, ceramics, glassware, and textiles. Deeply concerned with adapting designs for industrial production, particularly in the field of furniture, and with making them accessible to a wider public, he headed the Galeries Lafayette design studio from 1921. This initiative by department stores (Primavera at Printemps from 1912 with René Guilleré, Pomone at Le Bon Marché with Paul Follot, and Studium at the Louvre) revealed a very new direction at a time when, conversely, most cabinetmakers were engaged in highly sophisticated research into materials and techniques, thus limiting their production to a wealthy elite. Today, many of his works are unidentified.
- Reference :
- 2096
- Availability :
- Item available
- Width :
- 56 (cm)
- Height :
- 80 (cm)
- Depth :
- 4 (cm)
- Identify Exists:
- False
