Maurice Dufrene stack tables (#1853)
Early French Art Deco set of two stack tables by Maurice Dufrene, 1912, in lemonwood with amaranth inlays and sculpted legs. Larger: 21.5” wide x 15.5” deep x 27” high. Smaller: 18.25” wide x 12.25” deep x 25” high. Other pieces from this commission, including seating, the vitrine, and salon table are on exhibition in the Musee d’Orsay in Paris. Dufrene is considered one of the greatest decorators and cabinetmakers of the early part of the 20th Century. He began his career during the Art Nouveau period (1895-1910) but by 1910 preferred to somewhat restrain the exuberance of that style, bringing more simplicity and symmetry to his creations. These tables are from an exceptional room setting that was commissioned from Dufrene in 1912 and illustrates well the period of creation that followed Art Nouveau. Though the carved floral motifs stayed natural they became more square shaped, following the lines of the furniture.
MAURICE DUFRENE
(1876 - 1955)
One of the premiere French designers of the 20th Century, Maurice Dufrene was born in Paris in 1876. He was educated at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. By 1899, at the age of just 23, he became the director and manager of La Maison Moderne. This shop represented an association of artists who were working together to create designs which could be produced in multiples.
Dufrene's work was first shown at salons in 1902 and from 1903 he regularly exhibited at Salon d'Automne and Salons of Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts. At the 1925 Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes (which would later give the movement "Art Deco" its name), Dufrene's designs included luxury boutiques, the living room of Une Ambassade Francaise pavilion, the music salon, and the interior of La Maitrise pavilion.
Early French Art Deco set of two stack tables by Maurice Dufrene, 1912, in lemonwood with amaranth inlays and sculpted legs. Larger: 21.5” wide x 15.5” deep x 27” high. Smaller: 18.25” wide x 12.25” deep x 25” high. Other pieces from this commission, including seating, the vitrine, and salon table are on exhibition in the Musee d’Orsay in Paris. Dufrene is considered one of the greatest decorators and cabinetmakers of the early part of the 20th Century. He began his career during the Art Nouveau period (1895-1910) but by 1910 preferred to somewhat restrain the exuberance of that style, bringing more simplicity and symmetry to his creations. These tables are from an exceptional room setting that was commissioned from Dufrene in 1912 and illustrates well the period of creation that followed Art Nouveau. Though the carved floral motifs stayed natural they became more square shaped, following the lines of the furniture.
MAURICE DUFRENE
(1876 - 1955)
One of the premiere French designers of the 20th Century, Maurice Dufrene was born in Paris in 1876. He was educated at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. By 1899, at the age of just 23, he became the director and manager of La Maison Moderne. This shop represented an association of artists who were working together to create designs which could be produced in multiples.
Dufrene's work was first shown at salons in 1902 and from 1903 he regularly exhibited at Salon d'Automne and Salons of Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts. At the 1925 Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes (which would later give the movement "Art Deco" its name), Dufrene's designs included luxury boutiques, the living room of Une Ambassade Francaise pavilion, the music salon, and the interior of La Maitrise pavilion.
Early French Art Deco set of two stack tables by Maurice Dufrene, 1912, in lemonwood with amaranth inlays and sculpted legs. Larger: 21.5” wide x 15.5” deep x 27” high. Smaller: 18.25” wide x 12.25” deep x 25” high. Other pieces from this commission, including seating, the vitrine, and salon table are on exhibition in the Musee d’Orsay in Paris. Dufrene is considered one of the greatest decorators and cabinetmakers of the early part of the 20th Century. He began his career during the Art Nouveau period (1895-1910) but by 1910 preferred to somewhat restrain the exuberance of that style, bringing more simplicity and symmetry to his creations. These tables are from an exceptional room setting that was commissioned from Dufrene in 1912 and illustrates well the period of creation that followed Art Nouveau. Though the carved floral motifs stayed natural they became more square shaped, following the lines of the furniture.
MAURICE DUFRENE
(1876 - 1955)
One of the premiere French designers of the 20th Century, Maurice Dufrene was born in Paris in 1876. He was educated at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. By 1899, at the age of just 23, he became the director and manager of La Maison Moderne. This shop represented an association of artists who were working together to create designs which could be produced in multiples.
Dufrene's work was first shown at salons in 1902 and from 1903 he regularly exhibited at Salon d'Automne and Salons of Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts. At the 1925 Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes (which would later give the movement "Art Deco" its name), Dufrene's designs included luxury boutiques, the living room of Une Ambassade Francaise pavilion, the music salon, and the interior of La Maitrise pavilion.