Maurice Dufrène Furniture
French, 1876-1955
Maurice Dufrene was born in Paris in 1876. He studied at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs.In 1899, at the age of just 23, he became director and manager of La Maison Moderne, an association of artists who worked together to create designs which could be produced in multiples. These artists were van de Velde, Horta, Plumet and Selmersheim.His work was first shown at salons in 1902, and from 1903 he regularly exhibited at Salon d’Automne and Salons of Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. He quickly moved to the forefront of modern design and was with Leon Jallot, among the group of French designers which became known as the Constructeurs, before the First World War. Dufrene had worked on Meier-Graefe's 'La Maison Moderne' around 1900 designing in the Art Nouveau style.By 1910, his work adapted more simplified forms using more substantial materials and construction. In 1904, he became a founding member of the Salon des Artistes Decorateurs, through which he exhibited for thirty years.He taught for a while at Ecole Boulle, and returned to design in 1919 producing neat and logical designs embellished with recurring carved scroll motifs and decorated with marquetry floral medallions in boxwood, ebony and ivory.
In 1921 he joined the studio La Maitrise, as Artistic Director, and began a period of prolific production. The full flowering of his talent became apparent in his refined furniture designs and complete interiors. His inspiration was taken from 18th and 19th Century designs, with a modern approach.
At the 1925 Exposition, Dufrene was everywhere. As well as the La Maitrise pavilion, he designed the 'petit salon' in the 'Ambassade Francaise', a boutique for the furrier Jungman, and the row of shoes on the Pont Alexandre Ill. Dufrene's stylistic development continued into the 1930s when he experimented with steel and glass.
Adapting quickly to the Art Deco movement, the 1930s were just as busy for him.
He died in Nogent-sur-Marne in 1955. His interiors ranged eclectically from townhouses to avant-garde to glass, metal and mirrors, to commissions from Mobilier National for embassies and the Palais de l’Elysée in Paris. He would remain at La Maîtrise until 1952. Today much of his work goes unidentified.to
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Creator: Maurice Dufrêne
Art Deco/Art Nouveau floor lamp by Maurice Dufrène
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in NANTES, FR
Rare art nouveau transitional art deco floor lamp.
In bronze with floral decoration topped with an alabaster basin.
Electrified and in perfect condition.
Model listed in “The Paris Salons Voloume V” page 234.
It dates from 1913, autumn salon.
Total height: 177 cm
Base diameter: 34 cm
Basin diameter: 45 cm
Weight: 20 Kg
Sent in two separate packages.
Maurice Dufrène is a French cabinetmaker, interior designer, chief decorator and writer, born in 1876 in Paris and died in 1955 in Nogent-sur-Marne.
Maurice Dufrène was co-founder in 1902 of the Society of Decorative Artists. In 1920 he created the Maîtrise workshop at Galeries Lafayette. He advocates mass production and works with all materials: fabric, glass, wood, silver, ceramics. Through Henri Rapin he met Camille Tharaud for whom he created several forms of porcelain cups.
He designed the decoration of the large hall of the Parisian cinema Le Grand Rex...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Alabaster, Bronze
Maurice Dufrêne for La Maitrise art deco tapestry 1922
By Maurice Dufrêne, La Maitrise
Located in Paris, IDF
Maurice Dufrene designed this tapestry for the studio La Maitrise, Les Galeries Lafayette, in Paris in 1922, just as he became the director of the studio. Crafted from handspun wool,...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Important and Unique Art Deco Dining Table
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in New York, NY
A superb example of early Art Deco Design by Maurice Dufrene. The octagonal form dining table having a burl walnut veneered top with a central intricately inlaid garden scene execute...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Mother-of-Pearl, Fruitwood, Satinwood, Walnut, Rosewood
Maurice Dufrene pair of Cubist-inspired club chairs
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic French Art Deco pair of Cubist-inspired club chairs, circa 1925, by Maurice Dufrene. These chairs are sculpted mahogany, unrestored in the photographs, and they are 28” wide ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Mahogany
Art Deco Cabinet by Maurice Dufrene, France, c. 1940
By La Maitrise, Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Vienna, AT
Wonderful Art Deco Cabinet designed by Maurice Dufrene and manufactured by La Maitrise around 1940. The cabinet is made from rosewood and has mother of pearl inlays.
Rosewood-vene...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
Important and Unique Set of Art Deco Barrel Back Dining Chairs
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in New York, NY
A superb example of early Art Deco Design by Maurice Dufrene. Each of the eight (8) dining chairs is constructed a frame intricately inlaid with fruit wood and Mother-of-Pearl. The ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Walnut
Maurice Dufrêne, French Art Deco Nickeled Bronze Wall Mirror, circa 1920s
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in New York, NY
This elegant and unusual nickeled bronze wall mirror with electrified sconces was designed by
Maurice Dufrêne, an important French Art Deco designer in the 1920s.
Maurice Dufrên...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Bronze
Maurice Dufrene Single Club/Arm Chair
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic French Art Deco swooping round-backed club/arm/relaxing chair by Maurice Dufrene, circa 1925. 25” wide x 29” deep x 32” high.
MAURICE DUFRENE
(1876 - 1955)
One of the ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Maurice Dufrene French Art Deco Mahogany Sideboard Cabinet
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Deco mahogany sideboard cabinet with 4 glass front doors and inlaid trim edge under a marble top with 4 tapered fluted ebonized ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Marble
French Art Deco Inlaid Mahogany Mirror by Maurice Dufrene
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Deco mahogany horizontal 8 sided narrow wall mirror with an inlaid
trimmed border (MAURICE DUFRENE) (DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE)
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Mahogany, Mirror
Maurice Dufrene Dressing Table
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic French Art Deco dressing table/coiffeuse, circa 1922, by Maurice Dufrene in burled mahogany and ebonized wood, and with marquetry in exotic hardwoods, abalone and mother-of-p...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Hardwood, Mahogany
Maurice Dufrêne French Mahogany Art Deco Lounge Chair
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Countryside, IL
Maurice Dufrêne French Mahogany Art Deco Lounge Chair
This lounge chair measures: 31 wide x 25 deep x 34 high, with a seat height of 16 and arm height/chair clearance 25 inches
We ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Upholstery, Mahogany
Maurice Dufrene Gilt Sculpted Vitrine
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Early Classic Art Deco cabinet/vitrine by Maurice Dufrene, circa 1912, in gilt sculpted wood . This cabinet is pictured in Dufrène's own Hôtel Parrticulier (private residence), at 22, rue Bayard in Paris, taken in 1918 (see photo below). The lemonwood version of this cabinet was exhibited at the Salon d’Automne in 1912 and is now on permanent display at the Musee d’Orsay in Paris (see photo below).
This cabinet is in original condition and a scan of the original drawing is shown here.
Maurice Dufrêne
(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...
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1910s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Giltwood
Art Deco Chair by Maurice Dufrene, 1925
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Art Deco chair designed by the French designer Maurice Dufrene
for the 1925 Paris Exposition International of Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes.
Made of oak and leather.
D...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Leather, Wood
Important and Unique Art Deco Sideboard
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in New York, NY
A superb example of early Art Deco Design by Maurice Dufrene. The burr walnut canted sideboard supporting a marble top, which is "framed" by intricate inlay of Mother-of-Pear, and fr...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Marble
French Art Deco Dufrene Steel and Parchment Center Table
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Queens, NY
French (circa 1937) gold & black painted metal & parchment top center table with concave interlocking scroll trestle sides joined by a stretcher. (signed: MAURICE DUFRENE)
illustrat...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Metal, Steel
Table Basse Ronde en Bois Laqué par Maurice Dufrène, Circa 1926
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
Table Basse en Bois Laqué par Maurice Dufrène, Circa 1926
Date de création : Circa 1926
Matériaux : Bois laqué
Dimensions : Diamètre : 100 cm Hau...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Wood
Maurice Dufrène, Pair of Art Deco Armchairs, France, 1925
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in New York, NY
After 1910 Dufrêne’s work took on the forms of neoclassicism, and at last, an aesthetic that would coalesce into the Art Deco. While he didn’t shy from metal, ceramic, glass, or fabr...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Upholstery, Wood
Maurice Dufrene Cabinet for La Maitrise
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Macassar ebony, ebonized sculpted wood, and with marquetry in exotic hardwoods and mother-of-pearl. This cabinet was designed by Dufrene for La Maitrise, the design studio of the fam...
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Early 20th Century French Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Macassar, Ebony, Mother-of-Pearl
Maurice Dufrene Wood Buffet, circa 1925
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Maurice Dufrene wood buffet, circa 1925 in excellent condition.
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Wood
Art Deco Desk by Dufrene Maurice (1876 - 1955)
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Brussels, BE
Art Deco Desk by Dufrene Maurice (1876 - 1955)
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19th Century Antique Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Wood
Maurice Dufrene Gilt Bronze and Daum Glass Ceiling Fixture
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic French Art Deco ceiling fixture/chandelier by Maurice Dufrene, circa 1920, in gilt bronze; with Daum (signed) glass shades. 27” diameter overall x 33” high.
Maurice Dufren...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Bronze
Maurice Dufrene cabinet in purpleheart and kingwood
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic French Art Deco cabinet, circa 1925, by MAURICE DUFRENE in purpleheart, kingwood, and ebony. Marquetry in exotic hardwoods and mother-of-pearl. The interior is in maple burl....
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony, Kingwood, Maple, Purpleheart, Burl
Maurice Dufrene Wood Storage Cabinet, circa 1925
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Maurice Dufrene wood storage cabinet, circa 1925, in excellent condition.
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Wood
Maurice Dufrene Low Round Table with Marble Top
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic French Art Deco low round side/end/coffee table by Maurice Dufrene, circa 1925, in mahogany, burled mahogany and burled amboyna with marble top.
Measures: 30” diameter x ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Mahogany
Maurice Dufrène Side or Coffee or End Table
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic French Art Deco side, end or coffee table by Maurice Dufrène. Purple heart, mahogany and mother-of-pearl.
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Early 20th Century French Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Mother-of-Pearl, Purpleheart
French Art Deco Library Bookcase by Maurice Dufrene
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
A French Art Deco Library bookcase in Mahogany and other exotic veneers, the emblem on the two blind doors is excellent work the cabinet has ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Mahogany
Maurice Dufrêne Sideboard, spécial order
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jolie bahut par Maurice Dufrêne.
Il s’agit d’une commande spéciale pour un appartement à Paris boulevard Malsherbes.
Le plan d’origine de la commanditaire est joint.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Brass
Maurice Dufrene Set of 6 Dining Chairs in Purple Heart
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic French Art Deco dining chairs in sculpted purple heart, circa 1922. Measures: 18" wide x 18" deep x 35" high.
Please note that these chairs are un-restored in the photogra...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Purpleheart
Exceptional hemisphere Art Nouveau Sideboard by Maurice Dufrene, France 1911
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1911 / sideboard / Maurice Dufrène / walnut, marble, mirror, bronze / Art Nouveau / Art Deco
Stunning hemisphere Art Nouveau sideboard by French designer Maurice Dufrène. ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Marble, Bronze
Three Art Deco Armchairs by Maurice Dufrêne, France, 1910s
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Rare and wonderful set of three early Art Deco gilded armchairs, carved with stylised floral motifs.
Unusually shaped backs.
Swag detail on arms.
Delicately splayed cabriole le...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Wood
Rayon Des Soieries Opera Bouffe En Un Acte, circa 1930
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Water Mill, NY
Rayon des Soieries: Opera Bouffe En Un Acte Lithographic poster in black and yellow by Maurice Dufrene (French, 1876-1955) custom wood frame in excellent condition.
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Maurice Dufrène Furniture
Art-Deco Original Poster RAYON DES SOLERIES by Maurice Dufrene, 1930
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Art-Deco Original Poster RAYON DES SOLERIES by Maurice Dufrene, 1930
This is an original vintage poster, it has been linen backed for preservation. This poster, produced in 1930, w...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Linen, Paper
Maurice Dufrene Small Gilt Bronze Lamp
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic French Art Deco small table lamp in sculpted gilt bronze, circa 1920, by Maurice Dufrene. 6” high.
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Bronze
Maurice Dufrene Bronze and Leaded Glass Ceiling Fixture
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Early Classic French Art Deco ceiling fixture by Maurice Dufrene circa 1910, in bronze and leaded glass. 21" square with 5" high border. Ceiling drop length as needed. Exceptional or...
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1910s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Art Glass
Maurice Dufrene Table Lamp
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic French Art Deco sculpted wood table lamp by Maurice Dufrene, circa 1925. 17” high.
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Wood
Fine French Art Deco Three-Door Cabinet by Maurice Dufrêne
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Art Deco three doors amaranth cabinet by Maurice Dufrene.
Each door decorated with a floral marquetry oval panel.
Interior is bird's-eye maple veneered.
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Wood, Mother-of-Pearl, Birdseye Maple
Maurice Dufrêne Chest of Drawers, French, 1924
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic French Art Deco chest of drawers. Burled mahogany with marquetry in exotic hardwoods and mother-of-pearl. Ebonized frame and legs with fluted sculpting, French, 1924. Suite d...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Mahogany
Sublime Art Deco Rug Signed by Maurice Dufrene, Red with Floral Decoration
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in New York, NY
Sublime Art Deco rug signed by Maurice Dufrene,
Red with floral decoration
Place of origin: France
Year: 1920s
Condition: Perfect
About the artist:
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...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Maurice Dufrène Furniture
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Wool
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